Texas winemakers face myriad challenges from Mother Nature, from late freezes and floods to droughts and wind storms. Their competitors in Europe, the American West Coast, and many other regions around the world have had a considerable head start on Texans when it comes to mastering their own climates, soils and local wine markets.
Grape-growers and winemakers in the Texas Hill Country are forging ahead in spite of these obstacles, sometimes being forced to take creative approaches to the ancient craft of turning grapes into wine. Most industry experts agree that Texas wine artisans have a way to go before they can compete internationally with the world’s major wine producing regions, but few can deny the progress that’s been made in recent years by a small population of entrepreneurs with a great love of wine and a Texas-sized dream.
Below is a video I created for Rosental Alves’ Multimedia Journalism class, as part of a larger project on the Central Texas wine industry. In it, Dave Reilly of Duchman Family Winery describes the business’s recent success and his hopes for the future of Texas wine.
[...] Duchman Family Winery Winemaker Dave Reilly discusses the Texas Wine industry in a recent interview. To see the entire article click here. [...]