Public Comment on the Proposed Llano Uplift and Hickory Sands District AVAs

On September 17, 2026, I submitted the following public comment to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regarding the proposed Llano Uplift and Hickory Sands District American Viticultural Areas. The comment grew out of research and reporting I had already been doing on the Llano Uplift and on the more narrowly defined Hickory…