Hey all:
My name is Tom, or Fathertom. (I am an Anglican clergy.) I live in the panhandle of Texas, in the high plains (4029 feet alt.) west of Amarillo on old Route 66. I have been making wines since about 1992. I owned and operated a homebrew shop in Sheridan, Wyoming, buying one in Bozeman, Montana, and having distributors in South Dakota and southern Wyoming. They were sold, and for 13 years, my wife and I owned a bed and breakfast in Central Wyoming. We sold it.
In 2010, my wife and I bought a Malbec vineyard in Uco Valley of Mendoza, Argentina. It hasn't made us a lot of money. But the Andes are beautiful, and the people of Mendoza are friendly and awesome.
In 2014, I began the viticulture program at Texas Tech online, and have since began the Commercial Winemaking program at Texas Tech. Most of my program is online, with some of it on premises in Fredericksburg, TX.
We lived in Wyoming until recently, when my wife and I bought a house in Vega, Texas. (She was transferred with the wind industry.) With the house came 3 acres. I am planting Cabernet Sauvignon and Vidal Blanc grapes, and a few northern cold climate grapes for experimentation. I also want to plant Tannat. I am hoping to dry some grapes and make a very complex wine from the partially dried grapes, as well as dried fruits.
So, I am excited to be a part of this forum. I have made lots of kits, and some wines from musts, as well as from grapes. I have a personal cellar that holds 440 bottles, and it is mostly full of my own wines, and collectables. I prefer reds, and of those Amarone is my favorite. Hence, I hope to talk about ripasso and other wines. Heck, as long as it is made with any artistic flare, wine is awesome.
Hope to see you around.
Tom
My name is Tom, or Fathertom. (I am an Anglican clergy.) I live in the panhandle of Texas, in the high plains (4029 feet alt.) west of Amarillo on old Route 66. I have been making wines since about 1992. I owned and operated a homebrew shop in Sheridan, Wyoming, buying one in Bozeman, Montana, and having distributors in South Dakota and southern Wyoming. They were sold, and for 13 years, my wife and I owned a bed and breakfast in Central Wyoming. We sold it.
In 2010, my wife and I bought a Malbec vineyard in Uco Valley of Mendoza, Argentina. It hasn't made us a lot of money. But the Andes are beautiful, and the people of Mendoza are friendly and awesome.
In 2014, I began the viticulture program at Texas Tech online, and have since began the Commercial Winemaking program at Texas Tech. Most of my program is online, with some of it on premises in Fredericksburg, TX.
We lived in Wyoming until recently, when my wife and I bought a house in Vega, Texas. (She was transferred with the wind industry.) With the house came 3 acres. I am planting Cabernet Sauvignon and Vidal Blanc grapes, and a few northern cold climate grapes for experimentation. I also want to plant Tannat. I am hoping to dry some grapes and make a very complex wine from the partially dried grapes, as well as dried fruits.
So, I am excited to be a part of this forum. I have made lots of kits, and some wines from musts, as well as from grapes. I have a personal cellar that holds 440 bottles, and it is mostly full of my own wines, and collectables. I prefer reds, and of those Amarone is my favorite. Hence, I hope to talk about ripasso and other wines. Heck, as long as it is made with any artistic flare, wine is awesome.
Hope to see you around.
Tom
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