The True Value of Cold Hardy Hybrids
When the early members of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA) first experimented with wine grapes in the early 1970’s, all the vines were cold tender or marginal at best. Foch stood out as...
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Cannon River Shoots for the Stars in Minnesota
Walking into Vincent Negret’s back office at Cannon River Winery in Minnesota is like entering the laboratory of a mad scientist. Sticky notes and articles cover the walls – “I’m visual,” he says –...
Wine Heat Stability Testing
Publisher’s note: This article is the third installment in a four-part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. To read the previous articles, visit the “Winemaking”...
Treatment of Wine To Reduce Hazing
Publisher’s note: This article is the second installment in a four-part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. To read the previous article see: Controlling Heat...
Controlling Heat Instability in Wine
Publisher’s note: This article is the first in a four part series for winemakers by Nick Smith with the Enology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. Future stories in the series include “Treatment...