Flint, TX · Established 2018

The vine and the branches.

A small vineyard in Flint, Texas, growing Camminare Noir grapes on quiet acreage. Annual August harvest. A few special events each year. The same property is also home to With Me Therapy.

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7 acres
Vineyard and grounds in East Texas
Camminare Noir
A red grape suited to our climate
First week of August
Annual grape harvest
By inquiry
Special events, a few each year
Rows of Camminare Noir vines on the Flint, Texas property
Our Story

A vineyard, a home, and a stretch of East Texas we love.

Vine & Branch sits on seven acres in Flint, Texas, just south of Tyler. The vineyard is small on purpose. We tend the rows ourselves, harvest with friends and family the first week of August, and try to do right by the land.

A small place, kept well, where the work of growing things happens in plain sight.

The property does double duty. The vineyard is the heart of it. The same grounds are also home to With Me Therapy, a separate practice run on the property. The two coexist quietly, and most days the only thing you hear are bees in the rows and a breeze through the leaves.

The Grape

Camminare Noir.

Our grape is Camminare Noir, a red wine variety bred at UC Davis as part of a program developing Pierce’s Disease resistant grapes. In Texas and across the southeastern United States, Pierce’s Disease is the reason most classic vinifera vines fail. Camminare Noir was bred to live where they cannot.

It produces a deeply colored red, medium to full bodied, with approachable tannins and good aromatic complexity. For us it is also the right grape for the right place. Less spraying. Healthier vines. A vineyard that can stand for decades instead of years.

It is, in a way, a grape suited to humility. Plant what fits the land you have. Grow it well.

Variety
Camminare Noir
Origin
UC Davis breeding program
Color
Deep red, medium to full
Why we chose it
Built for our climate
Camminare Noir grape clusters on the vine
“

I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.

John 15 : 5

The name is not an accident. We named the vineyard for the passage in John because it captures something true about growing wine grapes and about the way we hope to live: rooted, dependent, fruit-bearing in season.

Special events.

The vineyard hosts a handful of events each year. Small gatherings under the trees. Outdoor receptions on the lawn. The occasional photo session in the rows. We are not a venue first. We are a vineyard that opens the gate when it is the right thing to do.

Garden and arbor on the property
Outdoor patio and pool
Outdoor seating with sectional couches
Two young men in suits photographed in the vineyard
A note on pricing

Free, or very expensive. Almost nothing in the middle.

Our pricing on special events is simple. If you represent a cause, ministry, or organization we love, the property is free. If you do not, the property is very, very expensive. The math is on purpose. It keeps us pointed at the kinds of gatherings we want to host, and it keeps the vineyard from quietly becoming a venue.

Causes we love
No charge.
Ministries, nonprofits, and a short list of organizations we are glad to host. Send a note and tell us what you are doing.
Everyone else
Very, very expensive.
Private events, weddings, corporate gatherings. We say yes occasionally. The price reflects the time and the property. Inquire if you are serious.

The harvest.

One week a year, usually the first week of August, the vineyard turns into a harvest. Friends, family, neighbors, and a few people we just met show up to pick. Buckets and shears. Long sleeves and sunscreen. Coffee in the morning and something cold by mid-afternoon. The vines give us what they have and we put it up for the season.

There is no admission, no event, no tickets. If you are interested in being part of a harvest morning, send us a note in the spring and we will let you know when the call goes out. The grapes ripen on their own schedule. We try to keep up.

Mike and Heather among the vines on harvest day
A harvester in a cowboy hat working the vines
A young harvester holding up two clusters of grapes
Mike and Heather smiling between the vine rows
Ripe Camminare Noir clusters on the vine
Grape clusters and turning leaves at the height of harvest
When
First week of August
Approximate. The grapes ripen when they ripen.
How long
A morning, maybe two
We start early to beat the heat. Picking is finished by lunch.
Who is welcome
Friends and quiet hands
Tell us in the spring if you would like an invite.
Also on the property

With Me Therapy.

Our property is also home to With Me Therapy, a separate practice run independently from the vineyard. If you are looking for With Me Therapy specifically, their site has the details.

Visit withmetherapy.com →
Inside the With Me Therapy office on the property
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Get in touch.

The vineyard is not open to the public on a daily basis. If you are interested in joining a harvest, exploring a special event, or just have a question about the property or the grape, send a note. We answer most messages within a few days.

For With Me Therapy specifically, please use the contact information on their site.

Contact
Email
mike@mikehallonline.com
Best for inquiries about the harvest, special events, or the property.
Where
Flint, Texas
Address shared by request once a visit is planned.
With Me Therapy
withmetherapy.com
Separate practice. Separate intake.