Growing Texas Wine: A Primer for the Practitioner and A Challenge to the Legislature

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2014

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Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

This Article serves the dual purpose of (1) a primer covering the most common legal concerns that face wine grape growers in Texas, and (2) a charge to the Texas Legislature to take specific action to enable the wine grape growing industry to flourish.

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History and expansion of the Texas wine and grape growth industry, History of Texas legislation affecting the Texas wine and grape growing industries, Business and tax implications for vineyards, Entity selection, Tax treatment, Contracts, Employment concerns in the vineyard, Migrant workers, Herbicide drift vulnerability, Pesticide application risks, Specialty crop, Specialty crop designation, Crop insurance, Texas Legislature's 2014 Farm Bill

Citation

Elizabeth Hill, Growing Texas Wine: A Primer for the Practitioner and A Challenge to the Legislature, 47 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 635 (2014-2015)