West Texas weirdness done right, grape by grape
Greater Lubbock · Lubbock · Wine Tasting Room · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 24, 2026
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You don't expect to find 100% Malvasia Bianca and sparkling Cinsaut on the High Plains of Texas, and yet here we are. Farmhouse Vineyards hands you a list of 18 labels that reads less like a tasting room menu and more like a manifesto — someone here has strong opinions about obscure Italian and Rhône grapes, and we respect it. The price points are honest, topping out at $75, which in 2024 practically qualifies as charity.
This is an all-estate, all-Texas list built almost entirely around varieties that most American wine drinkers can't spell, let alone identify in a glass — Dolcetto, Montepulciano, Counoise, Roussanne, Orange Muscat. The 2022 15th Anniversary Red Blend leans into Southern Rhône territory with Cinsaut, Counoise, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, which is genuinely unusual for a Texas producer. There's also a sparkling program that punches well above its weight for the region, with three bubbles on the list including a dry sparkling Cinsaut under the Revolution label. The one gap: no sauvignon blanc, no chardonnay, no pinot noir — if you need the familiar, this isn't your place, and that's very much the point.
The research doesn't confirm specific by-the-glass pours, which is a tasting room reality — many operate primarily on flights and bottles. Given the format, we'd expect tasting flights to be the main entry point, likely structured around the estate's lineup. If you're lucky, they'll let you mix and match.
Farmhouse Vineyards 2023 Cultivated — $35
A 50/30/20 blend of Dolcetto, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Montepulciano from Texas soil — that's a weird, ambitious combination that you'd pay significantly more to experiment with anywhere else. At $35, this is the bottle that tells you exactly who Farmhouse Vineyards is.
Farmhouse Vineyards 2021 Oh Hey, Charolais
A 100% Roussanne from Texas is genuinely rare. Roussanne is finicky and underplanted even in its native Rhône Valley — the fact that someone is growing and bottling it on the High Plains deserves attention. Most visitors will walk past it for the rosé. Don't be most visitors.
Farmhouse Vineyards Sirah|Syrah Vol. II
At $75, this is the top of the list and the one place where the pricing starts to feel ambitious relative to its regional context. Without retail comparables to validate the ask, and with so many more interesting bottles available for $30-$40 less, this one can wait for your second visit.
Farmhouse Vineyards 2024 Windy Day Rosé + Charcuterie and cheese board
A 100% Cinsaut rosé is built for exactly this moment — it's dry, it's got enough fruit to handle cured meat, and enough acidity to cut through aged cheese. In a tasting room setting where a board is likely your only food option, this is the move.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Farmhouse Vineyards is doing something genuinely uncommon in Texas wine country — leaning hard into obscure European varieties with an estate-only focus and pricing that doesn't take advantage of the novelty. If you're anywhere near Lubbock and even mildly curious about what Texas terroir can do with Counoise and Malvasia Bianca, this is worth your afternoon.
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