Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Page: 3 of 16
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Mineola Monitor • Wednesday, October 8,2014 3A
Tour
From page 1A
County agriculture is."
Wood County agricul-
tural income amounts
to $180 million, the ex-
tension agent said. The
economic yield from
agricultural endeavors
includes hay, $30 mil-
lion; nursery, $9 mil-
lion; broilers, over $60
million; milk cows and
cows, over $40 million;
goats, hogs and other
types of livestock, as well
as honey, fishing, horses
and also timber, about
$3.6 million.
"Yep. It's pretty di-
verse," Perkins empha-
sized. "So we just pick a
different agricultural en-
tity and try to show an-
nually the value of Wood
County agriculture and
what it contributes back
to Wood County."
The two chartered
buses lumbered up the
driveway to Grand Oaks
off County Road 2724
(just down the road from
the nature preserve)
early Tuesday afternoon.
Approximately 80 peo-
ple stepped oh the buses
and made their way to
the balcony of the win-
ery showroom. Tour-go-
ers included people from
all over Wood County,
as well as a representa-
tive of U.S. Senator John
Cornyn's office.
Winery co-owner Car-
roll McHenry greeted
the crowd and explained
the sequence of the tour
through the vineyard, on
to the production center,
and then upstairs to the
showroom for sampling
of the product. McHen-
ry is co-owner with his
wife, Martha.
McHenry said the
vineyard was years in
the making. The heavily-
wooded property was
bought in 1998 but the
grapes came in 2006. The
first crop was reaped in
2012.
"I can tell you how to
make a small fortune,"
the winery owner said
to the attentive guests.
"Start with a large for-
tune," he slipped in, elic-
iting a hearty laugh from
the group.
He explained that
they planted 11 varieties
from which they culled
down to the best seven
for the climate and soil
and they began growing
their vineyard four years
ago. Grand Oaks, named
for some of the majestic
trees left on the site, now
has over 1,800 hand-
planted and cared-for
vines. The latest which
were planted this spring
are 130 new baby Mal-
becs.
The combination vine-
yard and winery was
opened to the public this
May.
In the years he's
worked to get estab-
lished, McHenry has bat-
tled feral hogs, drought,
deer, soil quality and an
early freeze. The battle
with the birds isn't over.
And there is special care
taken to prevent fungus
on the vines, which is
caused by the humidity.
He has included one va-
riety of grapes, Blanc du
Bois, that is resistant to a
disease known to wipe
out vines called Pierce's
disease.
He told of the vari-
eties he grows, some
that have lineages from
Spain, France and Italy.
Not all have completely
foreign-sounding names
though, Laurena Blanc is
named for their middle
daughter.
Many of the tour-goers
seemed to have an ap-
preciation of wine and
asked knowledgeable
questions of McHenry.
One man said he no-
ticed that in Europe, they
plant flowers at the end
of their rows of grapes.
He asked McHenry why
he hadn't.
McHenry said that
while some growers see
positive results due to
the flowers attracting
pollinating bees, he had
also discovered some-
thing else. "Flowers at-
tract birds. And right
across the road is the na-
ture preserve. They have
193 species of birds there
and every damn one of
them likes grapes."
The winery owner dis-
cussed the relationship
of the sweetness of the
grape to the alcohol level
of the wine and said his
successful 2012 crop is
the basis of all of the va-
rieties they blend now.
They offer seven differ-
ent wines, all with tastes
he can describe down
the ingredients. They are
fermented in stainless
steel vats, but oak chips
are used in some to lend
that essence to the wine.
As the tour concluded,
the guests were wel-
comed into the show-
room for a sample of
their choice, and they
could buy a bottle of
their favorite.
Even though the num-
ber of people taking the
tour this year was down
from last year, Perkins
viewed it overall as a
success. "Everybody I
talked to enjoyed it," he
said.
The county agent was
grateful for all the peo-
ple "who let us use their
place for a showcase and
who stopped and took
time out of their busy
schedules." He was also
thankful to the Wood
County Industrial Com-
mission for the funding
of the chartered buses,
Wood County Electric
Cooperative for spon-
soring the lunch, Wood
County Master Garden-
ers and Friends of the
Arboretum for serving
the lunch and the Wood
County Agriculture
Committee for work-
ing on and planning the
tour.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
AT LEFT: A ribbon cutting and
plaque presentation took place at
Rent-A-Center at 401 East Broad
Street Thursday afternoon. Cham-
ber of Commerce representatives
attending were, from left, Ann
Linscombe, Jim Albritton, Loy Fra-
zier and Susan Resnik. Cutting the
ribbon is Rent-A-Center Manager
Parker Brady and beside him is
employee Kerry Corder.
BELOW: Texas Star Title & Loans
Manager Krista Block begins to
cut the ribbon during a gathering
Friday at lunchtime at the new
chamber of commerce member
business. Shown, from left, are
Susan Resnik, Barbara Bennett,
Connie Clower, Anita Rushing, Kay
Hobson, business Co-Owner Jay
Pruett, Loy Frazier, Justin Kratz-
meyer, Shirley Frazier, Bob Murry,
Tommy Hobson and business Co-
Owner B.J. Griffin. The business is
located at 6420 Highway 37, Suite
1, across from Walmart. (Photos by
Doris Newman)
Monitor's online
archives going
pay-per-view
Effective Oct. 15, ac-
cess to the Mineola Moni-
tor's online archives will
be limited.
"Since we created our
first website, we've al-
lowed unrestricted ac-
cess to complete cop-
ies of our newspapers
online," said Publisher
Bill Woodall, manag-
ing partner Bluebonnet
Publishing. "That will
still be the case for cur-
rent editions of the pa-
per. We want our read-
ers and the members of
the community - even
non-subscribers - to
have complete access to
current advertising and
news.
"However, access to
editions more than four
weeks old will be on a
pay-per-view basis."
Many newspapers,
Woodall said, have lim-
ited access to online
editions, often restrict-
ing access to all except
advertising. "We want
people to read our on-
line editions; we're
keeping it free for the
first four weeks after
publication."
Archives are available
for $1.99 per issue by
following the link from
the website's archives.
76th WCEC annual meeting set for Friday
The 76th Annual Meeting of Wood
County Electric Cooperative, Inc. will
be held Friday at Governor Jim Hogg
City Park in Quitman at 2 p.m. All
members are invited and encouraged
to attend.
Beginning at 12:30 p.m. there will
be musical entertainment by country
singer Myra Rolen, a traditional coun-
try artist who performs with Texas and
western swing flair. Shell be accompa-
nied by the Justin Trevino Band.
Her album "Hold That Thought"
received a five-star review in Country
Music People Magazine. Currently Rolen
is recording a new gospel album with
many old-time favorites.
The results from the director's elec-
tion will be announced. Following the
business meeting, members can par-
ticipate in the annual prize drawing.
As always, there will be many, with
this year's grand prize being a HD flat-
screen television.
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Newman, Doris. Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 2014, newspaper, October 8, 2014; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth900186/m1/3/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.