McPherson Cellars Texas Wines
With a Pioneering Spirit
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OUR HISTORY
The McPhersons have been a pioneering family in grape growing and wine making in Texas for over 40 years. The family patriarch, Dr. Clinton A. "Doc" McPherson, is one of the "Fathers" of the modern Texas wine industry. In 1976 "Doc," a Chemistry Professor at Texas Tech University, and Bob Reed, founded Llano Estacado Winery in Lubbock, the first post-Prohibition Texas winery. Today "Doc" remains one of the state's prime grape growers and was the first in Texas to plant Sangiovese in his Sagmor Vineyard. Kim's mother, Clara, while a professor in Texas Tech's Department of Food Science, established the university's Hotel Restaurant Management degree program. His younger brother, Jon, has been a winemaker in the Temecula area near San Diego, CA, for over twenty years. Kim graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in Food Science and then completed the enology and viticulture program at the University of California at Davis. He worked in Napa Valley before returning to Lubbock as winemaker for Llano Estacado from 1979 until 1985 and for Cap*Rock Winery from 1990 until 2007 where he also made McPherson Cellars. Kim and Jon have produced wines together in California under several labels including Il Fratello and Cucamonga Cellars. 

 
Kim's Texas wines have won over 450 medals in state, national and international wine competitions including two Double Gold Medals at the prestigious San Francisco Wine Fair. He continues to play an innovative and dynamic role in the development of the Texas wine industry. Kim and "Doc" were inducted into the Who's Who in Food and Wine in Texas Hall of Fame in 1999 and Kim created the McPherson Cellars label in 2000 to honor his father. Kim converted the historic 1930's era Coca Cola bottling plant in downtown Lubbock into a winery and McPherson Cellars opened in the fall of 2008. It is one of the most beautiful, modern and efficient wine facilities in Texas.
OUR WINEMAKER
Kim believes in "planting to the land" so his focus is on Rhone, Italian and Spanish varietals. Under the McPherson Cellars label he produces the following wines from grapes grown on the Texas High Plains including Sagmor Vineyard and in other areas of Texas: Sangiovese, Viognier, Tre Colore (a Rhone style red blend of Carignan/Mourvedre/Viognier), dbs (an Italian style blend of Dolcetto/Barbera/Sangiovese), Rose of Syrah (a dry Rhone style rose), Cabernet Sauvignon and two specialty wines, Chansa Single Cream Sherry and La Diosa Sangria. His first Tempranillo blend will be released in early 2011. A second McPherson label, Hook, Line & Sinker, was released in early 2009 and is made up of White and Red, both blends, Blush Rose and Sweet Red.
RECENT AWARDS

'11 Albarino

  • Double Gold - Lone Star International Wine Competition
  • Double Gold - San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Silver -  Rodeo Uncorked International Wine Competition - Texas Class Champion
  • Silver - The Dallas Morning News and Texsom Wine Competition

'11 Les Copains

  • Gold - Los Angeles International Wine Competition
  • Silver - Lone Star International Wine Competition
  • Silver - San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Silver - Jefferson Cup Invitational

'10 Viognier

  • Silver - Pacific Rim Wine Competition
  • Silver - Riverside International Wine Competition
  • Bronze - The Lone Star Wine Competition

'11 Viognier

  • Gold- Rodeo Uncorked Wine Competition

'11 Roussanne

  • Silver - San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Gold - Jefferson Cup Invitational 

'10 Roussanne

  • Best of Class - Pacific Rim Wine Competition
  • Silver - Riverside International Wine Competition
  • Bronze - The Lone Star Wine Competition

'10 Reserve Roussanne

  • Gold - The Dallas Morning News and Texsom Wine Competition
  • Gold - Jefferson Cup Invitational
  • Silver - Rodeo Uncorked International Wine Competition- TX Reserve Class Champion

'09 Rose of Syrah

  • Best in Class - Pacific Rim Wine Competition
  • Chairman's Award (Unanimous Gold) - Riverside International Wine Competition
  • Gold - Pacific Rim Wine Competition
  • Gold - Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
  • Gold - Lone Star International Wine Competition
  • Bronze - San Antonio Wine and Food Festival

'10 Tre Colore

  • Gold - Jefferson Cup Invitational
  • Bronze - The Dallas Morning News and Texsom Wine Competition
  • Double Gold, Reserve Class Champion & Texas Class Champion - Rodeo Uncorked Wine Competition 

'10 La Herencia

  • Silver - San Francisco International Wine Competition
  • Bronze - Rodeo Uncorked International Wine Competition

'09 La Herencia

  • Silver -  Rodeo Uncorked International Wine Competition - Texas Class Champion
  • Bronze - Rodeo Uncorked International Wine Competition

'09 Sangiovese

  • Gold - Houston Livestock Show
  • Bronze - The Dallas Morning News and Texsom Wine Competition

'09 Reserve Sangiovese

  • Silver - Jefferson Cup Invitational

NV Sparkling

  • Silver - Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
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