Llano Estacado Winery

Llano Estacado Winery is a winery located in Lubbock, Texas. It is one of the oldest wineries in Texas.[1]

Sign at the winery's entrance

History

In 1976, Llano Estacado Winery was established in southeast Lubbock County, Texas, while it was still a dry county.[2] The state legislature passed a bill two years later permitting wine production in dry counties.[2] The winery planted its first vineyard in 1978.[3]

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References
  1. "Austin Bartending Co".
  2. Pinney, Thomas. A History of Wine in America: From Prohibition to the Present, Volume 2. University of California Press. pp. 299–306.
  3. Calhoun, Fryar. The Old Man and The Vines. Texas Monthly (May 1987)
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