May was really wet, with over 6 inches of rain in our Fosterville vineyard in Cayuga County, and the rain continued in June, ...

Grapes sit squarely on the list of plants you shouldn't prune in the fall, but mature and established vines should be pruned yearly during winter after all leaves have dropped. A good pruning time ...

Propagating grapes from dormant hardwood cuttings is a realistic venture for anyone with access to grape vines. Since grapes should have 80 – 90 percent of their vines removed every year, you ...

Grape skins contain polyphenols, which give wine its color, aroma and body. A pump-over uses wine from the bottom of the tank, which is then sprayed over the top to push the grape skins back below ...

Thriving on the vine: Colorado wine industry upbeat after couple of tough years Industry experts, businesses banking on good harvest after back-to-back years of grapes blasted by extreme weather ...

From the vine, the grapes at Olathea are dumped into giant bins that hold about 1,000 pounds of grapes a piece. When Flaherty goes out to purchase grapes, he tries to buy at least a ton at a time.

Old vines exist almost everywhere that grapes are grown. Abbott’s Old Vine Conference membership spans over 20 countries and includes some of the most iconic wine regions in South Africa, ...

Winemakers start by leaving grapes on the vine long after the harvest ends. Then, they wait. When the temperature drops below -17°F (-8°C ), which can be as early as November and as late as ...

Based on your submissions, we created a bracket of the best wineries in the Tri-Cities area. Vote in the sweet 16.