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Today I have pushed out some much needed updates to the site including the change from winery of the week to winery of the month.  Putting up a new winery every week was more challenging than I thought.

I will also be providing a new Texas wine each week to the page.

Thanks for the support everyone.  I guarantee I will start doing more traveling so that I can keep this site up to date with the most relevant information for Texas / Lubbock wine connoisseurs.

I feel guilty everytime I see my last post and I am going to be vigilant in providing updates for my site I work so hard for!

For a quick, one and a half minute presentation on what makes Lubbock Wine so great, view this video at your leisure.

Ed Hellman, head viticulturalist at Texas Tech describes why wine from this region is so appealing to growers.

Happy Easter to everyone out there!

Be sure to celebrate safely this holiday.  And don’t forget to open a nice bottle of your favorite wine.

Not all wines here at lubbockwines.com need to come from Lubbock, Texas.

Recently I tried some Wine from Chile that I enjoyed.  It was called Graffigna, variety Malbec.

Prior to trying a Malbec, I was skeptical, as I tend to only like Cabernet’s for some reason.  I was quite surprised with the complexity of such a lower priced wine.  I’m not sure if it’s the variety “Malbec” or the wines themselves.

Notes:

A Deep red colour, with a few purple shades.  Lots of complexity with mature black fruit, aromas, a little black pepper and spicy fragrances, but very light. A complex and well integrated wine, with very soft and mature tannins.

Pairings:

Steak or any kind of barbeque would go great with this milder wine.

A quick virtual tour of McPherson Cellars in Lubbock, Texas.

http://lubbockonline.com/life-lubbock/2011-07-31/major-city-events

Coming in Janurary to Lubbock:

Wine & Chocolate Fantasia — January, Llano Estacado Winery, 3.2 miles east of U.S. 87 on FM 1585. 745-2258.

Other important events worth noting:

Wine & Chocolate Fantasia — January, Llano Estacado Winery, 3.2 miles east of U.S. 87 on FM 1585. 745-2258.

LCU Master Follies — February, McDonald Moody Auditorium on the Lubbock Christian University campus, 5601 19th St., 720-7726.

Viva Aztlan Dance and Mariachi Festival — March, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. 792-1212.

Ranch Day — April. National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 Fourth St. 742-0498.

Business Expo — May. Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. 761-7000.

Cinco de Mayo — May. Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds, 1012 Ave. A. 792-1212.

Lubbock Moonlight Musicals — June-August, Mackenzie Park’s Wells Fargo Amphitheater, 421 East Broadway.

4th on Broadway — July. Day activities on Broadway. Evening: Mackenzie Park.

Cattle Baron’s Ball — August. V-8 Ranch, southeast of Lubbock on FM 835 between East 50th Street and U.S. 84. 792-7126.

National Cowboy Symposium — September. Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, 742-0498.

Fiesta Del Llano — September. Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. 792-1212.

Arts & Crafts Festival — September. Lubbock Municipal Garden & Arts Center, 4215 University Ave. 767-3724.

Apple Butter Festival — September. Apple Country Orchards, four miles east of Idalou on U.S. 62/82. 891-2961.

Panhandle-South Plains Fair — September, at 1012 Ave. A, 763-2833.

Day of the Dead Processional — October. Underwood Center, 511 Ave. K. 762-8606.

Texas Tech Madrigal Dinner — November-December, Texas Tech Student Union, Texas Tech School of Music. 742-2270.

Candlelight at the Ranch — December. National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 Fourth St. 742-0498.

Ballet Lubbock’s “The Nutcracker” — December. Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. 785-3090.

View the link at the top for more information!

Here are the top eight American Viticultural Areas.^[7][9]

• Mesilla Valley AVA (1985) – West Texas. Texas’ first AVA though primarily located in New Mexico with only small parts extending into Texas.
• Bell Mountain AVA (1986)- Central Texas. First AVA completely within the state of Texas. Known for its distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon grown in northern Gillespie County.
• Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA (1989) – Central Texas. Known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
• Texas Hill Country AVA (1991)- Central Texas. Located just west of Austin. With over 9,000,000 acres (3,600,000 ha), it is the second-largest AVA in the United States though less than 800 acres (320 ha) are planted in grape vines.
• Escondido Valley AVA (1992)- West Texas. About 32,000 acres (13,000 ha) along the Pecos River in Pecos County.
• Texas High Plains AVA (1993) – North Texas. The Texas Hill country is considered the most promising up and coming AVA, specializing in the production of Cabernet Sauvignon. Covering an area of over 8,000,000 acres (3,200,000 ha), 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) are planted with 20 wineries currently producing wine.^[1]
• Texas Davis Mountains AVA (1998) – West Texas. Only one winery in existence when granted AVA status in 1998. Specializes in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.
• Texoma AVA (2005) – North Texas. The Texoma region is where 19th century viticulturist Thomas Volney Munson discovered the cure for France‘s phylloxera epidemic.

Over the next 8 days I will give a brief history over each area.

In this site you will find information about wines and wine growing information for users in the Lubbock and surrounding communities.