Texas native Regan Meador started making wine on Long Island in New York. He wound up back in Texas because of local permitting issues that made it near impossible to continue making wine on the East Coast. He and his wife, Carey, now have a small winery in the Texas Hill Country with a limestone hillside of root stocks waiting for grafting. Several months ago, Regan’s father, Rusty welcomed us in the tasting room perched upon that hillside with a panoramic view. Among the wines we tasted was this gracefully stylish wine made from Roussanne with a dash of Albariño from the Texas High Plains, the state’s largest AVA. Floral aromas invite further investigation of the wine’s luscious peach and pear fruit that is vitalized by Albariño’s tangy acidity.
Southold Farm + Cellar, Texas High Plains (Texas) 2017
By Rebecca Murphy