Chardonnay growers could soon be losing sleep over last week's record-setting heat wave. The week of hot weather, with temperatures clearing 90 degrees in Santa Rosa and other places, signaled some ...

Grapevines in our area have come out of dormancy and have begun to grow. It’s fascinating to watch the buds open and develop this time of year. Buds are those bumpy parts growing on the plant. Each ...

Many grape growers readily accept dead grape buds as a risk of doing business in a cold climate – if only they could know that’s where the damage has stopped. When that’s the case, the cold winter ...

County Executive PJ Wendel discusses challenges local grape farmers have due to the late April frost. PORTLAND – Possibly 75% of the concord grape harvest in Chautauqua County may have been damaged by ...

After a stretch of unseasonably warm weather followed by a hard freeze, a North Jersey vineyard says nearly all of its budding grapevines have been wiped out—potentially impacting wine production in ...

You don't have to own a California vineyard to grow your own grapes. Learning to grow grapes gives you the delight of picking a sweet treat off the vine, enjoying homemade jams and jellies, and even ...

In order to make great wines, you must have outstanding grapes. If your grapes are not of good quality, then you cannot make award winning wines. By the way, quality grapes are not produced in large ...

A brutal late April frost has turned Virginia and Maryland wine country into a damage report, wiping out large swaths of the ...