Grapes
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 »
Grape Harvest Excites Local Winemakers
As ominous gray clouds recently drifted down onto the grapevines of Woodside Vineyards, winemaker Brian Caselden said he wasn't too worried about the rain those clouds carried. San Mateo County Times more »
Wineries See Best Business in Years
Optimism in the California wine business is as widespread as it has been in years, but a growing number of industry leaders worry that global warming is a serious long-term threat, according to a survey... more »
Local Grape Growers Worried Over Lack of Workers
Harvest season is beginning for area grape growers. But this year some vineyards are having a hard time finding workers to help with the harvest. KJCT8.com more »
Maryland Vintners Say Drought Great for Grapes
This summer's drought has withered corn stalks and punished soybean plants across Maryland, but at least one crop is thriving in the hot, dry weather: grapes. Capital Gazette more »
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