This Minnesota city boasts the first vineyard and winery in the state. Stop by to taste unique varietals adapted to cold ...

The couple turned the former home on the land into a tasting room. The winery grows cold-hardy grapes developed by the ...

Every year, horticultural and agricultural sciences professor Jim Luby and scientists Peter Hemstad and Nick Smith cross more than 3,000 wine grape seeds at the University of MinnesotaâÄôs research ...

[mf_list_sidebar layout=”basic” bordertop=”yes” title=”Cold-Hardy Varieties” separator=”no”] Frontenac Zones 3-8; makes rosé, red, or port. Frontenac Blanc Zones 3-8; makes very light white wine.

Iowans may buy more white wine than red, but that hasn’t stopped Iowa winemakers from wanting to produce better reds from the cold-hardy grapes that grow in the Midwest. After all, the state has more ...

At the University’s Horticultural Research Center, where the University of Minnesota’s Grape Breeding and Enology program is based, researchers discovered that the program’s newest variety, Clarion, ...

Ken Pitt’s Spotted Bear Vineyard at Finley Point produces the only L’Acadie Blanc grown in Montana. A few less hardy grape varieties can be grown only around Flathead Lake because of its climate, ...

FARGO — Researchers have named North Dakota’s first state-created grapes, marking a major step for the wine industry. North Dakota State University told The Forum last week that it released for ...

More Minnesotans will soon be able to raise a glass to Itasca, the state’s newest cold-hardy grape. The low acid yet very hardy grape is being heralded as one of the best, if not the best, Minnesota ...

Minnesota might not seem like a hotspot to grow wine grapes, but with some science and a lot of patience, Minnesota has become well known for cold-hardy grapes. That’s thanks to the University of ...

Like all farmers, the grape growers in the Thousands Islands-Seaway area of New York keep a constant watch on the weather. But in this, the state's newest and northernmost wine region, there's a ...