After Downpour, Texas Growers Report Sunny Skies for Harvest

摘要

Austin, Texas—At the end of May, the prospects for a great harvest in Texas this season were dubious. While no grapegrowers reported spring frosts across the state, torrential rains during Memorial Day weekend delivered as much as 13 inches of rain in 12 hours in the Texas Hill Country wine region west of Austin, and other parts of Texas also experienced soaking rains.Bobby Cox, owner of Pheasant Ridge Winery in Lubbock, added, "Texas got more rain in May than in 2011 and 2012 and the first five months of 2013 combined."