Bingham Family Vineyards
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Growth in the Past Ten Years So, what have we been doing for the last ten years… In early December of 2003, we planted our first wine grape vines. Here is a picture that Bobby Cox took of the four acres of Viognier in the ground. If you look close you can tell that only…
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Yesterday was the Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District annual farm tour. This organization and the farmers in our area value the conservation of our land and water. We hope to pass to our children and the next generation land that is in better condition that it was when it was entrusted to us…
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Late freezes. The dread of Texas vineyards. Here are a few more ideas for how vineyards in Texas handle late freezes in the spring. Drew Tallent, of Tallent Vineyards, uses water. Robert Clay did a great report on the process on his web site. The report includes time lapsed video footage of the process and…
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Palate Press and David Furer have an interesting article on Tempranillo grapes. Bingham Family Vineyards & Farm has 30 acres of Tempranillo. 20 acres are in full production and 10 more are in 3rd leaf for the 2013 harvest. We sell Tempranillo grapes to Landon Winery, Becker Vineyards, Tara Vineyard and Winery, Hilmy Cellars, Pedernales Cellars, Lost Oak Winery, and Messina Hof. Some are…
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Here is a #ThrowbackThursday from 2013 when Jessica Dupuy wrote an article about our family in 2013 for Edible Austin.
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Harvesting grapes on the High Plains of Texas at Bingham Family Vineyards in 2012.
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Harvest has started, but not all of the grapes are ready yet. We are now finished with around 20% of harvest for this year. Usually the white grapes are ready before the reds. But we want to wait till the sugar content or brix measurement is just right, so that the grapes will make great Texas wine.
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Grape testing at Bingham Family Vineyards in 2012.
