Pedernales Cellars, Texas High Plains (Texas) Vermentino 2021

 Larry and Jeanine Kuhlken planted their first vineyard in the Texas Hill Country in the early 1990s.  In 2005, the next generation, David and Julie developed plans for a winery.  Today David is the winemaker and Julie manages marketing and hospitality.  They offer a wide array of wines including this crisp and lively dry Vermentino with flavors of grapefruit and Meyer lemon with floral and light chalky mineral notes.  The grapes for this 2021 wine were sourced from the Texas High Plains AVA in the north west an area that is exactly as described: a flat plane with an elevation between 3,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level.  So, even though the days can be very hot, the nights are cool, providing a diurnal shift that allows the grapes to ripen in the day and rest and recuperate at night.  According to the National Weather Service, the High Plains sees some of the most dramatic day-to-night temperature swings in the U.S.