Llano Estacado Winery is a winery located in Lubbock,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. It is one of the oldest wineries in Texas.

History

In 1976, Llano Estacado Winery was established in southeast

Lubbock County, Texas Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Thomas Saltus ...

, while it was still a

dry county A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of any kind of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Dozens of dry counties exist across the ...

. The state legislature passed a bill two years later permitting wine production in dry counties. The winery planted its first vineyard in 1978.Calhoun, Fryar. ''The Old Man and The Vines''. Texas Monthly (May 1987)

References

External links

*Official site
http://www.llanowine.com/
Companies based in Lubbock, Texas Wineries in Texas 1976 establishments in Texas American companies established in 1976 {{winery-stub