US: Texas wine industry says it would be staggered by loss of public subsidy
US: Texas wine industry says it would be staggered by loss of public subsidy
Mar 20, 2011 6
Wine producers tell Staff Writer Jessica Meyers that the Legislature is wrong to propose elimination of a $4.3 million fund that's been used to train winemakers, research grape production, establish vineyards and market Texas grape varieties grown specifically for wine. "This is succeeding, says Richard Becker, owner of Becker Vineyards near Fredericksburg. "To not push this would be a mistake."
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