SAGMOR Vineyard: LE TERROIR

HIGH PLAINS AVA

It was the research and work undertaken at SAGMOR Vineyard that created the 112-page document submitted by Doc McPherson in 1992 to the federal government which received the wine grape region designation: High Plains AVA.

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The Texas High Plains is the second largest AVA in Texas, comprising roughly 8 million acres in west Texas, mostly south of the Panhandle region. As the name indicates, this AVA lies within the High Plains sub region of the Great Plains in the central United States. The eastern border of the Texas High Plains AVA follows the 3,000 ft elevation contour line along the Caprock Escarpment, the steep transitional zone separating the High Plains from the lower plains to the east. Elevation within the Texas High Plains gradually increases from 3,000 ft at the edge of the Caprock Escarpment to about 4,100 ft in the northwest portion of the AVA. Grapes and wine have been produced in this region since the mid-1970’s and vineyards here have become a major grape supplier to wineries throughout the state.

The Texas High Plains AVA is located on a huge high plateau, the height of which ranges from 2,800 to 4,000 feet above sea level. This positioning provides an environment of long, hot dry summer days, which allow the grapes to mature and ripen to proper sugar levels, and cool evenings, which help set the grape’s acid levels. Currently, this region has over 3,700 planted acres. 

 LE TERROIR

The Texas High Plains contains 31 soil associations, five of which comprise 75% of the acreage in the region: Pullman-Randall-Lofton (22.8%), Amarillo-Acuff-Olton (19.5%), Patricia-Amarillo-Gomez (15.5%), Olton-Acuff-Amarillo (9.5%), and Pullman-Olton-Randall (7.7%). The second and third most prevalent associations are sandy clay loams that are very well suited to grape production.

As we work to bring SAGMOR Vineyard back online, we have conducted 'baseline' soil tests and conducted an analysis using PROPRIETARY METHODOLOGIES & PROCESSES.  The soil - LE TERROIR - is still ideal for the plantings and growth of beautiful, wonderful & amazing wine grapes...with some work.

STAY TUNED for some BIg News related to our analysis, assessment and solutions - we'll be 'piloting' some exciting viticulture practices!

THE SITE

SAGMOR Vineyard is located at 1801 East Country Road 7130; the southern section of Lubbock County, Texas.

SAGMOR VINEYARD - LEGAL DESCRIPTION

BEGINNING at a point that is South 1 degrees .02 min.,  East 1320 feet and South 89 degrees  17 min. West 1351.84 feet from the Northeast corner of the Northwest 1/4 Section 6, Block S, Lubbock Couty, Texas;

THENCE South 630 feet;

THENCE West 345.71 feet;

THENCE North 630 feet;

THENCE East 345.71 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING

SECTION 25, BLOCK 20