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English Newsom Cellars is a family-owned winery located at 408 East Woodrow Road in Lubbock, Texas. We offer a variety of wines, including reds, whites, and blends, crafted from estate-grown grapes. We look forward to working with you and your team to continue to grow the Texas Wine Industry!
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Mariah Carlisle
Production Manager
Steve Newsom
Owner/Grower
Christopher Hull
Winemaker
Keegan Newsom
Vineyard Manager
Chris grew up in the Dallas/Ft Worth area and travelled to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech University. In 1996, while working on his Biochemistry degree, he secured a part-time Harvest Lab Tech job at Llano Estacado Winery from winemaker Greg Bruni that was supposed to last 3 months. Fortunately, he was able to stay on after this period, finished his degree, and spent the next 18 years at Llano Estacado learning about wine
and winemaking. He progressed through various jobs within the winery, becoming Winemaker in 2006.
Always a believer in the power of continuing education, Chris completed the UC Davis Winemaking Certificate Program in 2022 and the Washington State University
Viticulture Certificate Program in 2024. Beginning in 2025, Chris is now the winemaker at English Newsom Cellars, where he is encouraged to continue to make award-winning Texas wines.
Steve and Cindy Newsom began farming cotton and grain sorghum in Hockley County, Texas in 1989. Today the Newsom’s grow alfalfa, triticale (for hay), cotton, peanuts (conventional and organic) and wine grapes on approximately 3000 acres.
Since 2008, Steve and Cindy Newsom Vineyards have strived to consistently produce the finest quality wine grapes. In 2018, they began English Newsom Cellars with the goal to make premium quality, estate-grown wines. Our internationally award-winning wines are 100% Texas High Plains and celebrate our commitment to sustainable agriculture and family farming. The Newsom family strives to consistently produce the finest quality winegrapes for the best Texas Wineries to make premium quality wines.
Mariah was born and grew up in Lubbock, Texas. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Texas Tech University and went on to complete her Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies combining Chemistry, Business and Viticulture. In her final semester at Texas Tech, she participated in an internship with Llano Estacado Winery. During this time, she discovered her true passion for wine. Next, she spent three years as the Manager for a wine lab in Brownfield, Texas, where she became very familiar with different grape varieties, winemaking styles/methods and storage techniques. She was also in charge of Quality Control for the bottled projects. At the end of 2019, Mariah joined the team at English Newsom Cellars as the Tasting Room Manager. She enjoys familiarizing others with English Newsom wines as well as continuing her own wine education.
Farming and developing world class vineyards is Keegan Newsom’s passion. He manages 21 varietals on 100 acres in Hockley County, Texas. Both he and his dad have a reputation as a supplier of quality winegrapes.
He started working in the vineyards at age 14. In high school he realized he wanted to work with his Dad and follow in his footsteps. His philosophy in growing grapes is to treat each varietal and each site unique to the soil type, water availability and then adjust to what Mother Nature gives us each year with the weather.