McPherson Cellars Winery

Über das Weingut und die Weine

The McPherson family has been a part of Texas grape growing and winemaking for over 40 years. McPherson Cellars was created to honor Winemaker Kim McPherson’s father Dr. Clinton “Doc” McPherson, a founder and pioneer of the modern Texas wine industry. In 1976 Doc, then a Chemistry Professor at Texas Tech University, and Bob Reed founded Llano Estacado Winery in Lubbock, one of the first post-Prohibition Texas wineries. Doc was one of the state's prime grape growers and was the first in Texas to plant Sangiovese in his Sagmor Vineyard.

We source our fruit exclusively from the Texas High Plains AVA in west Texas, south of Texas’s panhandle region. Grapes and wine have been produced in the region since the mid-1970s. Our Sagmor vineyard is located in Lubbock County. We partner with the farmers and source the remainder of our fruit from Lost Draw, Timmons Ranch, and Castaño Prado Vineyards, all located in Terry County southwest of Lubbock County. The AVA’s eastern border lines the 3,000 ft elevation contour along the Caprock Escarpment, creating a steep transitional zone separating the High Plains from the lower plains to the east. Elevation within the AVA ranges from 2,800 to 4,100 feet above sea level, and experiences a continental climate. Soils are predominantly sandy clay loam, though there are over 21 soil associations throughout the entire AVA. Rainfall averages only 18 inchers per year, so most vineyards are irrigated. The growing season is mostly hot, dry summer days and cooler evenings that help retain acidity levels in the grapes.