Whether it was a mistake or a crazy idea, he credits the Germans, who in the 1700s harvested grapes in freezing temperatures before dawn. Here’s a quick primer on this worthy winter wine ...

Grapes are grown for many reasons: ornamental, shade arbors, fruit and wine. All of them share one thing in common: grape ...

Wow, it’s March and thankfully frigid February is over! We had many cold days; it seemed like it never got over freezing ...

It's a tall order to find a grape that consumers want to drink and growers want to grow. In Minnesota, it's not enough for the wine to taste good; it also has to survive the coldest winter imaginable.

With its diverse array of grape varieties and climate-focused planting strategy, New York State is demonstrating a more ...

Selecting the best red wine to ... I do during the winter months,” says Advanced Sommelier Amy Racine, beverage director for JF Restaurants. “Pinot noir is an excellent grape for this ...

The Niagara region is known for ultra-sweet ice wine, made from grapes that freeze on the vine ... The vines must be buried for protection in winter, but the resulting wines are good enough ...

Wine grape growers are always concerned about subzero ... If the secondary gets winter damage, the last resort is the tertiary one. Typically no fruit will be produced, but it will have leaves ...

The grape that human beings have used for millennia to make wine is the species Vitis vinifera ... adapted to a Mediterranean dry summer, wet winter environment, and that wasn't common in North ...