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New Plocher Grapes Now Have Names

by · October 7, 2015

Back in February, we told you about two new grapes from cold hardy grape breeder Tom Plocher.  The best known grape from Plocher is the red Petite Pearl grape.  After some good natured ribbing about naming a red grape “Pearl,” Plocher decided to let the public pick the names of the new grapes.

So this winter, Plocher asked Carlos Creek Winery in Minnesota to use their large social media following to assist with naming the new grapes.  According to Wines and Vines, one of the names of the new grapes turned out to be one that Plocher came up with himself. (So much for the wisdom of crowds.

Anyway, the names of the new grapes are Crimson Pearl and Verona.  Linda McKee, who has been writing about regional wine since forever, wrote the story below about the new grapes for Wines and Vines:

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Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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