The Duchman Family Winery was founded in 2004 by Drs. Lisa and Stan Duchman in a quest to bring world-class winemaking to Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Their love of the unique Italian grape varieties as well as similar weather patterns to Texas inspired them to work with growers in the Texas High Plains AVA to produce grapes that would allow the winemaker, Dave Reilly, to experiment with making wines like Vermentino, Sangiovese, and Dolcetto.