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Bending Branch is excited to partner with The Texas Wine School to bring the Specialist of Texas Wine certification classes to Comfort, instructed by Dr. Russ Kane, award-winning Texas writer, author and wine aficionado.Specialist of Texas Wine is a first-of-its-kind program that offers a comprehensive series of classes featuring the unique wines and wine regions of Texas. Never before has there been a wine program with specific classes focused solely on Texas.
Classes will be held at Ursa at Branch on High.
Seating is limited.
Level 2 Certification $395
June 24-25
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Course highlights:
Texas’s timeline and more details on its transition from an early wine culture to a modern wine industry.
The details of T.V. Munson’s role in saving the European vineyards from the scourge of Phylloxera and his Texas native grape legacy that permeates rootstock selections worldwide to this day.
A “deeper dive” into Texas’s wine regions looking at the origins of its soils, climatic conditions (temperatures, typical weather events, precipitation, and potential effects of global warming), and remaining wine industry challenges including herbicides.
A penetrating look at the issues that differentiate warm growing regions like Texas from cooler growing regions and the critical differences important in varietal and blend selections, and winemaker decisions, and its wine styles.
A focus on starting a vineyard in Texas and considerations for opening and operating a Texas winery, including varietal selection, natural hazards, and economic analyses and considerations.
An archive of one-on-one videos with Texas growers, winemakers and winery owners discussing many of the topics that area presented in this course.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ursa at Branch on High, 706 High St, Comfort, TX 78013-2351, United States,Comfort, Texas
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