Grapes

Genomics Could Help Wine Grapes Survive Global Warming

While there is a lot of uncertainty about the particulars for a given region, on balance the changes associated with a CO2-infused atmosphere are likely to change the ratchet up the abiotic stresses on wine... more »

$80 Oil Might Be a Great Incentive for Needed Change

I got a phone call recently from a man I hadn’t seen in 20 years, and it was delightful. “Remember me?” he asked. Nobody ever forgot him. Now age 90, I knew he was retired... more »

OLCC Changes Wine Label Laws

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has updated the 30-year-old statewide wine labeling regulations at the urging of the Oregon Winegrowers Association. Portland Business Journal more »

Migrant Workers Labor in Grape Harvest

A gust of wind blew through the vineyard and ripped netting from a harvester's grasp, then workers yelled to stop a tractor so they could secure the large, protective net over precious grapevines. Traverse City... more »

Great Grapes: Harvest Should Yield Fine Wine

Bob Betzler and his family live in California, the heart of America's wine country, and didn't have a clue about northern Michigan's burgeoning grape and wine industry. Traverse City Record-Eagle more »

Machinery Makes for Better Grape Picking, Wine

The oversized, two-story tractor motors up and down the hilly slopes of scenic Old Mission Peninsula, knocking grapes from vines before hoisting them by conveyor into bins atop the machine. Traverse City Record-Eagle more »

Old Mission Wineries Sue to Stop Black Star

A decision by Peninsula Township's Zoning Board of Appeals opened old wounds and could create new ones in the area's wine-making industry. Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Mich.) more »

More Farms Growing Grapes

The number of farms growing wine grapes in Leelanau County has doubled in the past 10 years, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture's rotational crop survey. Leelanau Enterprise more »

Dry Weather Makes Sweet Grapes

While Indiana corn and soybean farmers lament crops lost to drought, Bill Oliver is raising a glass to the best grape growing season his vineyard has seen in years. Reporter-Times more »

Camera sorts by weight, color, shape and defects

At the new packing plant at Gilbert Orchards, a packing line recedes into the distance. Red Delicious apples are moving in individual cradles on eight parallel tracks. There are 38 packing stations along the line,... more »

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