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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 3:26 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Yeah, but it is wine from Texas. I'm not betting on quality.
There are a few Texas wines of exceptional quality. Nearly all, IME, have come from Becker Vineyards.

ETA - There are parts of the Texas Hill Country that look virtually indistinguishable from Provence (architecture aside). The climate is a bit more like Sicily, though, in terms of what grapes will do best.
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