Directly corroborates Arnold’s claim that causal or sensory regions need not align with political borders. It is expert producer testimony rather than a mapped regional study.
Heather Greene cautions against prematurely defining a single Texas-whiskey profile and argues that physical geography does not follow state boundaries.
There are a lot of people who say Texas whiskey is this, this, and this. I’m not willing to say that. I don’t think we know what it is yet. … This is a giant state. We should really be thinking more about this in less of a macro way. The physicality of geography does not know arbitrary governmental boundaries.
Complete-copy PDF sheets 374–375; displayed ebook p. 334
Complete-copy PDF sheets 374–375; displayed ebook p. 334
Milam & Greene
Fresh sequential audit2026-09-29: main text1–574 read, all-page visual survey completed. Evidence checked at Complete-copy PDF sheets 374–375; displayed ebook p. 334. Page numeric field now refers to the complete-copy PDF screen, superseding the184-screen selective capture. Verified means faithful to this2021 source, not independently confirmed current fact.
Operational annotation
Greene’s interview statement supplies a Texas-specific case for keeping physical and sensory regions distinct from political borders. It corroborates Arnold’s broader regionality argument.
Limitation
This is expert producer testimony, not a mapped climate or sensory study.
Verified locator
PDF sheet 48; displayed ebook page 334. Visually verified on 2026-08-24.