IN VISION: PREPARING THE LAND

This is a time of great excitement and anticipation. The land is wild and untouched. Plans to shape this vineyard have been set by the parameters of what nature has determined. Our goal is to maintain the beauty and natural features that make this piece of land special, while limiting the number of trees that must go. Our vineyard will wind around limestone shelves covered in prickly pear and yucca. The Live Oak giants that bring an heir of wisdom and peace to the estate will become the cornerstone of the vineyard. Our vineyard blocks will be smaller, and our vines per acre will be much lower than a typical vineyard, but that’s what is required to preserve the spirit of the land and what makes it unique. There is a balance between efficiency and authenticity and we want to honor the land in this period of great change. As the owner of the vineyard I have spent the last several years walking through the tall grasses and standing under the canopy of the trees, imagining what it will become, but also appreciating what it already is. This change is hard on me, and out of respect for the plant life we will be replacing, I will be having the trees that we have removed picked up by a local saw mill and made into fine lumber.

Live Oaks are an extremely hard wood and there are few mills willing to handle them. I’m incredibly fortunate to partner with Texas Urban Saw Mill who will be turning them into lumber for me. I will be making outdoor furniture that will be returned to the vineyard and placed under the canopy of our largest and most beautiful Oak trees that will remain, surrounding by vines. My hope is that repurposing the wood into tables and chairs that will be used for tastings and dinners in the vineyard will honor the great responsibility I have as the steward of this land.   in respecting the land and the and the immense habitat is My design studio is also on the estate so the furniture will be made on site, I’ll be making prototypes and be in the design process for at least a year before any of the wood is cut, but my hope is that the