Viticulture

Source: WCCO By: Angela Davis Finding Minnesota: St. Croix Vineyards Read Story: WCCO  

GRAPE CROP this year is estimated at 170,000 tons, or 28% higher than last year but near the long-term average for the state.

The Grape Report for the week ending August 19, 2010. Please send your weekly grape reports to news@winedustry.

Source: StarExponent.com (Culpeper, VA) By: John Reid Blackwell via Times-Dispatch Hot weather makes for a sweet grape harvest Read Story: HOT Weather

Source: ObserverToday.com By: Joan Josephson Grape crops ripening early in Chautauqua County Read the Story: ObserverToday.

(Courtesy: ISU Extension). Petiole tests are the primary tool used to determine fertility needs once the vineyard is established.

Source: Columbus Dispatch By: Hannah Poturalski Grapes grow on Ohio Read Story at: Columbus Dispatch

Source: Traverse City (MI) Record Eagle By: Bill O'Brien Grape growers upbeat this season Read Story: Record Eagle

Harvest is beginning to take place throughout parts of the Midwest.  Please send your Grape Reports: Variety, pH, Brix, and TA (or the measures you have) to: news@winedustry.

By now most of us have sourced our grapes for the crush or found a buyer for our grapes; however, sometimes our best plans fall short and we're left scrambling.