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American Grape Varieties

June 25, 2010 – 9:07 am

I just finished reading an excellent article suggested by the website Drinklocalwine.com. The article Indigenous American Grape Varieties, A Primer by David Mark Brown is available on Plate Press. The author begins with the question, “Can American Vitis species produce wines that compare with those made from vinifera on a global stage?” In this article, […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged Baco Noir, Concord, David Mark Brown, DrinkLocalWine, grape varieties, grapevines, hybrids, local wineries, marechal foch, Mothervine, muscadine, North America native varieties, Palate Press, Scuppernong, vineyards, Vinifera, vitis | Comments (0)

Ohio and Pennsylvania Lake Erie Wine Country

November 12, 2008 – 2:43 pm

On our recent travels through the south shore of Lake Erie in Ohio and Pennsylvania we made several observations. There are many vineyards, some small and some stretching as far as the eye can see. Many of these vineyards grow Niagara and Concord grapes. Many of these grapes go to Welch’s. This is not surprising […]

By Terry | Posted in Winery Events | Also tagged Concord Catawba, Ohio wineries, Pennsylvania wineries, wine | Comments (0)

Grapevines in the Home Garden

June 18, 2008 – 11:34 pm

I just looked at the few grapevines we have in the yard. The Niagara grapes which were the size of a pinhead just a few weeks ago are now much bigger and I can hardly wait. Unfortunately due our trip to Colorado, weeds and shrubbery and too much rain has started to take its toll. […]

By Kathy | Posted in Wine Notes | Also tagged Dornfelder, grapevines | Comments (0)

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