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This year, Llano (Estacado) won the gold medal at The Dallas Morning News International Wine Competition for its merlot and cabernet sauvignon, which both used grapes from our property," Michael Oubre said. "We were very excited about that.Oubre began cultivating grapes in 1999 at the Richland Springs location. Four years ago, the Oubres wow gold jumped on the opportunity when the Rising Star Vineyard, which has been in business since the 1980s, went up for sale.

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