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Texas High Plains

Texas High Plains wine guide: the wine region in USA, its Cabernet Sauvignon, the red wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
USA
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Styles
red · dry white · sweet white
9
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Texas High Plains is a wine region of USA.

Cabernet Sauvignon leads the plantings, with Tempranillo, Zinfandel, Grenache and Viognier, plus four more alongside it.

Vines root into free-draining.

The climate is continental, running wide diurnal swing.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal and elevated.

The region is known for red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus one more.

Soil
Free-draining
Climate
ContinentalWide diurnal swing
Terrain
CoastalElevated
Styles
reddry whitesweet whiterosé

Grapes planted here.

01 Cabernet SauvignonDominant Read → 02 TempranilloDominant Read → 03 ZinfandelBlending Read → 04 GrenacheBlending Read → 05 ViognierLesser Extent Read → 06 Chenin BlancLesser Extent Read → 07 Sauvignon BlancLesser Extent Read → 08 Muscat CanelliLesser Extent Read → 09 ChardonnayLesser Extent Read → 10 Mourvèdre Read → 11 Aglianico Read → 12 Sangiovese Read → 13 Riesling Read → 14 Montepulciano Read → 15 Petite Sirah (Durif) Read → 16 Malbec Read → 17 Vermentino (Rolle) Read → 18 Merlot Read → 19 Tannat Read →

Bottles to look for.

  • Ab Astris Tannat, Texas High Plains, USA
  • Becker Vineyards Prairie Rotie, Texas High Plains, USA
  • Bending Branch Winery Newsom Vineyards Petite Sirah, Texas High Plains, USA
  • C L Butaud Tempranillo, Texas High Plains, USA
  • Calais Winery Gravitas, Texas High Plains, USA
  • Driftwood Estate Winery Newsom Vineyards Alamo Red, Texas High Plains, USA
  • Duchman Family Winery Aglianico, Texas High Plains, USA
  • Duchman Family Winery Canto Felice, Texas High Plains, USA

Nearby regions.

01 Texas Hill CountryUSA Read → 02 NebraskaUSA Read → 03 TexasUSA Read →

Texas High Plains: common questions

01.
What grapes is Texas High Plains known for?
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Cabernet Sauvignon is the signature grape of Texas High Plains. Tempranillo, Zinfandel, Grenache and Viognier are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Texas High Plains make?
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Texas High Plains produces red wine, dry white wine, sweet white wine and rosé wine.
03.
Where is Texas High Plains?
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Texas High Plains is a wine region in USA.

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