, Farmhouse Vineyards Grower Profile

Furgesons and Seatons

Farmhouse Vineyards is part of a family farm owned and run by a brother and sister team, along with their spouses. Nick Seaton and his sister Traci combined with her husband Anthony Furgeson and Nick’s wife, Katy Jane, altogether a total of eight generations of farming families. Each owner brings a different personality to the company and serves in various capacities to help the farm flourish. Learn a bit more about this dynamic foursome and their efforts in grape growing in the Texas High Plains.

What did you do before growing grapes (if anything)?

Nick and Anthony were already farming. Anthony has his Masters in finance and was working in banking. Nick bought his first tractor when he was thirteen. Traci has her Masters in education and is the General Manager keeping the whole farm afloat. The organizer Katy Jane worked in regional wine marketing, including Drink Local campaigns in Virginia and Missouri, as well as efforts in Texas.

When did you first plant your vineyard, and how many acres did you start with?

In 2010, we started with 20 acres, adding more plantings in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2021.

How many acres do you have today, and what grapes are planted?

We have 121 acres of vines on three vineyard sites: Farmhouse Vineyard (FHV) was planted 2010 and 2012, Whitehouse Parker Vineyard (WHP), South Block 2014 and North Block 2016, and Crooks House Vineyard (CHV), West

This Article was originally published on Texas Wine Lover

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