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Wes Marshall
The William Chris Winery resides in tiny Hye, Texas, about halfway between Johnson City and Stonewall. There, long time grape growers Bill Blackman and Chris Brundrett decided to build their dream winery and show the world that they had talents beyond farming.
This video goes with the upcoming Wine of the Week story for the Austin Chronicle‘s 9/14/2012 issue.
This article appears in September 7 • 2012.
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Wes Marshall is the author of What's a Wine Lover To Do? (Artisan) and The Wine Roads of Texas (Maverick), as well as the Executive Producer of the PBS television series of the same name. Wes has written for The Austin Chronicle since 1999, covering wine, cocktails, food, and travel. More by Wes Marshall