Virtual Landscapes of Texas

Table of Contents

1. The Hill Country appellation : a geologic tour of selected vineyards and wineries of central Texas
   
   
   2. The Hill Country Appellation Common Ground Between Geology and Wine in Central Texas
   
   
   3. Frontier History and Wine
   
   
   4. Geology and Wine
   
   
   5. The Unique French Term Terroir
   
   
   6. Road Log
   
   
   7. Geologic Setting of Selected Central Texas Vineyards
   
   
   8. References
   
   
   9. Appendix Summary of Wine Terms and Tasting Techniques
   
   
   10. Wine-Tasting Notes (winery, year)
   
   
   11. Affiliations and Addresses of Contributors
   
   
2. Illustrations
   1. Cover Illustration: Spicewood Vineyards, Spicewood, Texas. Photograph by Robert W. Baumgardner
   
   
   2. Cartoon by John Branch; Courtesy of the Wine Gazette.
   
   
   3. Untitled
   
   
   4. Figure 1. Bedrock-vicinity of Spicewood Vineyards (from Barnes, 1982-Spicewood Quadrangle); contour interval = 20 ft.
   
   
   5. Figure 2. Soils-vicinity of Spicewood Vineyards (from Dittemore and Allison, 1979).
   
   
   6. Figure 3. Bedrock-vicinity of Becker Vineyards (from Barnes, 1966-Stonewall Quadrangle); contour interval = 20 ft.
   
   
   7. Figure 4. Soils-vicinity of Becker Vineyards (from Allison and others, 1975).
   
   
   8. Figure 5. Bedrock-vicinity of Sister Creek Vineyards (modified from Barnes, 1974); Topographic map-Sisterdale Quadrangle; contour interval = 20 ft.
   
   
   9. Figure 6. Soils-vicinity of Sister Creek Vineyards (from Dittemore, and Hensell, 1981).
   
   
   10. Figure 7. Bedrock-vicinity of Cana Cellars (modified from unpublished Bureau of Economic Geology mapping); Topographic map-Signal Hill Quadrangle; contour interval = 10 ft.
   
   
   11. Figure 8. Soils—vicinity of Cana Cellars (from Werchan and others, 1974).