Although many agricultural industries in Texas are facing hardships from drought, vineyards are booming.
“The rain from the air is usually more than what we like to have, so to have a dry season like this it’s exellent,” said Raymond L. Haak, owner of Haak Winery.
Haak uses underground irrigation to get the appropriate amount of water to his vines.
Haak told KIAH news that, “The heat is good also because it keeps the humidity down. There’s no condensation in the vines and it hastens the repening. It speeds up the ripening of the wine grape.”
Even though drought is good for the vineyard, the sunlight is not as great. “You don’t want to have your grape clusters exposed to the sun directly, becasue they can get sunburned and that can effect the quality of the skin and part of the juice,” he explained.
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