16. Sunrise, 4,000' above the ground!
Soaring above the Davis Mountains, Chihuahuan Desert and Alta Marfa.
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15. Alta Marfa Shirts!
Alta Marfa tank tops are in! Send me an email or a text or comment on this post if you want one!
Read More14. Planting Announcement!!!!
About a year from now 7,250 Cabernet Sauvignon vines will be delivered to the vineyard site and they need YOUR help to get situated in the ground.
Read More13. Biggest Party Yet!
A few weeks ago Alta Marfa hosted the largest group of visitors/helpers yet! Seven of us converged for a long weekend from far off and exotic locations such as Wisconsin, New Jersey, Massachusetts and good old Houston.
Read More12. Family Visit!
My parents recently made it out to the Davis Mountains for the first time and were a huge help putting in the first 5 (of 15) concrete footings for the tent platform.
Read More11. Not your average everyday tent...
I am planning to build a wooden platform to put the tent on so it will have a wooden floor. Check out the videos below to see a test run of the tent in the driveway in Houston.
Read More10. Weather Station
It works! . . . Well actually when we plugged it in it didn't work at first. We later found out that it needed a software update and its solar panel was unable to supply enough power due to the fact that it started SNOWING while we were trying to get it to work.
The climate of the Davis Mountains is the reason why I chose to plant a vineyard there and the reason why the Davis Mountains has the potential to produce world class wine.
Read More9. 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 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 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 More2. Accepted from...Zimbabwe!
My offer to buy 25 acres in the Davis Mountains of West Texas has been verbally accepted!
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