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Cabernet Sauvignon. There are now over 1,000 vineyard acres planted with 40% dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Chambourcin. Rutgers has an experiment station that supports the viticulture community. We were so enamored with NJ wines, we compared them to California in this video. Garden State Wine Growers Association TOM PLOCHER, co-author of the book, Northern Winework: Growing Grapes and Making Wine in Cold Climates, is the GRAPEVINE WHISPERER. A retired staff scientist at the corporate laboratory of Honeywell International, he mentored under the venerable Elmer Swenson, the pioneering cold-hardy grape breeder. Tom now devotes his time to creating cold-hardy wine grapes in Hugo, Minnesota, ravaged by winters even more wretched than Montana’s. His Petite Pearl, Crimson Pearl, and Verona grapes were bred to hold dormancy with delayed bud break and are being successfully grown in Montana vineyards. I have said over and over, you’ve got to let the wine be what it is,” Roxann McGuire said. “Montana wines are different. Don’t expect them to be what you’re used to — know that they’re different when you try them and enjoy that they’re lighter and fruitier.” Your donation will help WARC upgrade its facilities for furthering research that supports Montana's small-scale agricultural producers. McGuire has trained her palate to be able to taste this nuance — through years of experience in the wine country of Italy, the vineyards of Argentina, and beyond. Today, she uses that expertise in a location that isn’t known for its wine prowess but someday could be — Montana.

This article first appeared on The Daily Yonder and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. Chambourcin. Illinois specializes in French-hybrid grapes including Seyval Blanc, Vignoles, Chardonel and Vidal Blanc along with a native red wine variety called Norton. Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association

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Murphy’s eventual hope is to use grapes grown from their own 18-acre vineyard at the base of Columbia Mountain off Elk Park Road. For the past few years, Murphy and Nieman have been experimenting with several different varieties on a portion of the acreage to see what grows best and whether or not it will make good wine. Nieman says they’re currently having tentative success with a variety called Petite Pearl.

Montana vineyards are found within the mountain ranges that Montana is famous for. Given the climate and grapes suitable for cultivation in the region, the wines most often produced include Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir. The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting. Vincent Van Gogh

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Over the years, Murphy became immersed in the trade, becoming familiar with the craft and taking notes on what did and didn’t work for the wineries he bottled for. Grapes have been cultivated for over 8,000 years. The rise and fall of the Egypt- the rise and fall of Rome- through all of these governments, one thing remained constant: people were growing, refining and experimenting with grapes. It was a warm morning in early September, and Roxann McGuire was walking through the crop rows at Willow Mountain Winery, strategically sampling grapes off the vines. With every grape she tasted, she was looking for the signature combination of acid and sweetness that tells her the grape is ready to be harvested.