9. A Very Gravelly Sandy Clay Loam
Soil is an essential part of a vineyard's identity. I recently was very lucky to host three soil scientists from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) which is part of the USDA.
Read More8. Drone Video!
This video was taken just after sunrise. This was a great day, almost 70 degrees in January. The next day it started snowing though!
Read More7. Time to start Working!
Blue Mountain, Texas Davis Mountains AVA
My first visit to the Davis Mountains as an owner will be in mid-January and much will be accomplished!
Read More6. Alta Marfa Has A Home!
Dont' need this any more!
I closed on the property yesterday! Alta Marfa now has a beautiful 25 acre home. I am so excited to start moving dirt, digging holes and generally just doing things instead of just thinking about doing things.
Read More5. Alta Marfa 2017
Things are moving forward in the quest for water! I won’t give you all the details until things are finalized (there is still a ways to go) but a promising plan is in the works involving lawyers, easements, underground pipes, etc.
Read More4. Patience
“You’ve got yourself a nice 3 gpm well,” he informed me. I instantly deflated, I thanked him for the work and shook his hand. I walked back down the hill and got in my car to begin the drive back to Houston. My immediate thought was, “that’s not enough water.”
Read More3. Water!
Because there is not much rain, irrigation will be key to growing healthy and productive vines. I will drill a well on the property in order to tap into the large igneous aquifer system underlying the region.
Read More2. Accepted from...Zimbabwe!
My offer to buy 25 acres in the Davis Mountains of West Texas has been verbally accepted!
Read More1. Now it's real...
Today I signed a contract to purchase 10,875 grape vines for delivery in 2018. Prior to today, everything I have done in regards to this project has just been ideas. Today my adventure transitioned concretely into real life when I signed on the dotted line.
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