Texas

Texas Hill Country

Texas High Plains

Malvasia Bianca

White

Housewife was built with purpose. Structured to be as dry as a sweet white wine drinker will go and as sweet as a dry white wine drinker will go. Choose it to pair when noshing on nuts and heavy cheeses. Beguiling notes of fresh melon, ripe Asian pear, and elusive jasmine. This off-dry wine is a perfect year-round companion for any occasion. Certainly a winner poolside!

Housewife

“Growing Benchmark Fruit Wine Enthusiasts Seek & Wineries Designate with Pride.”

Farmhouse Vineyards Marketplace in Johnson City, Texas, is our signature tasting room and retail outpost—bringing the spirit of the Texas High Plains to the heart of Hill Country wine country. Housed in a restored 1900s mercantile building, the Marketplace offers a curated experience of our small-lot wines, local goods, and true Farmhouse hospitality. Whether you’re exploring the 290 Wine Trail or looking for a bottle that tells a story of both place and people, Marketplace is where our guests sip, shop, and stay awhile.

While the Marketplace is where many first meet us, the heart of Farmhouse Vineyards lies in Brownfield, Texas, where our estate vineyard sites are rooted in the Texas High Plains AVA. Owned and operated by the Seaton and Furgeson families—two pairs of brothers and sisters-in-law—we represent eight generations of West Texas farmers currently cultivating over 7,000 acres of cotton, peanuts, black-eyed peas, melons, pumpkins, grains, Dorper sheep, and premium wine grapes.

We specialize in warm-climate grape varieties that thrive in our region’s arid conditions and high elevation. Our flagship white, Malvasia Bianca, stars in Boyfriend, Farmers Wife, House Wife, Sweet, and Holly Dolly. Our flagship red, Counoise (Tablas Creek clone), is featured in Cultivated and Revolution—and we remain the original and largest commercial producer of the variety in Texas.

While we are proud to craft wines under our own label, the highest compliment we receive is vineyard designation from the wineries we grow for—ranging from the state’s largest producers to boutique labels. That’s the true benchmark we aim for: to grow fruit that speaks so clearly of place that it earns its name on the bottle.

From responsible grazing practices with Dorper sheep to regenerative cover crops that enrich the soil, we approach everything with a mindset of sustainability and stewardship—ensuring the land is just as fruitful for future generations.

Whether you're sipping with us in Johnson City or standing among the vines in Brownfield, we hope you leave with a deeper connection to the land, the labor, and the people behind each pour.

Who’s your farmer?

Farmhouse Vineyards

Texas, United States

2023

Housewife

Texas High Plains

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