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66 WINES&VINES June 2018 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS WINE EAST and Texas' growing vineyard acreage will help ensure a ready supply of grapes at progres- sively more competitive prices. The CapRock brand name will likely be replaced by a new one (possibly English-Newsom Cellars) and Anthony Mosley, formerly with Texas Custom Wine Works, will be winemaker. —Andrew Chalk Wine East Covering Eastern North America Partners Seek to Revive Texas Winery L ubbock, Texas—CapRock Winery owners Tommy and Jana English announced that the winery has partnered with Texas grape grower Steve Newsom and entered into a joint venture intended to restore it to the front rank of Texas wineries. Newsom will be in charge of all winemaking and grape sourcing decisions, but the English family will still be involved. Originally called Teysha Cellars when the winery was built in 1988, the name was changed to CapRock in 1992. Despite Texas law at the time not even allowing tasting rooms or sales from the facility, and there being little market for Texas wine, the found- ers built a 23,000-square-foot, 15,000-case capacity winery, and a "Napa quality visitor center." The original plan was to establish a well-known brand by selling premium Texas wine from multiple varieties of local grapes in 5,000 case lots. The winery, however, went bankrupt and was purchased by its financier, Plains National Bank, which sold most of its interest in 2001 to Saragossa Wine Group, L.L.C. Lubbock busi- nessman Don Roark owned the winery from 2003 to 2009 when CapRock filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It was sold at auc- tion, then sold again in 2013. Two years later Tommy and Jana English purchased it. Newsom, who owns 100 producing acres of more than 20 vinifera varieties, has a busi- ness plan for CapRock to produce premium wine with 100% Texas grapes. His vineyards Steve Newsom plans to make wines produced with 100% Texas grapes through a new joint venture at CapRock winery. What sets us apart? The Waterloo Container Team EXPERIENCE • Family Owned and Operated since 1980 • Extensive Expertise in the Wine Packaging Industry • Total Package Provider • Commitment to Customer Service • Customized printing, sleeving and packaging 888-539-3922 • waterloocontainer.com