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St. Pepin and Edelweiss are white wines with Riesling-like sensibility. One of the coldest places in the US for outdoor grape growing specializing in cold climate varieties including Cayuga, St. Croix, Frontenac, Marechal Foch, Corot Noir and Leon Millot. Maine Winery Guild The grapes that Roxann and Brian McGuire grow here are cold-hardy interspecies hybrids. Nearly all well-known wines — malbec, merlot, chardonnay, and more — are made from Vitis vinifera grapes. V. vinifera is a European grape species that consistently produces great wine but is not amenable to cold environments. In the U.S., you’ll find V. vinifera permeating California wine country, Oregon, and Washington. White Raven turns out 12 different wines, four of which headline the selection as being entirely Montana made, from “grape to glass,” as manager Nieman says. The four wines, two reds, a rosé and a white, are made using three specific types of grapes grown in vineyards throughout Montana’s small banana belts like Thompson Falls and the Bitterroot Valley. Their nearest producer is Spotted Bear Vineyards off Finley Point on Flathead Lake. But what does it mean to say the Valiant grape is "hardy?" Hardy refers to the plants ability to survive the cold winters we experience here in Montana. If a plant is not hardy, it will suffer complete winterkill, and just end up as twigs the next season... and while that won't work for weeds... it COULD kill your grapes. Another symptom that happens to plants that aren't fit for their grow zones, if not complete winterkill, is bud/old wood damage this results in stunted growth, extremely slow growth and poor fruit production.

Merlot and Cabernet Franc. A smattering of varieties including Riesling, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Blaufränkisch, Chancellor and Merlot.PATRICIA McGLYNN, the Montana State University extension agent for Flathead County, is the GRAPE GROWER GURU. Instrumental in forming a grape grower advisory panel which evolved into the Montana Grape and Winery Association, she also wrote and was awarded two grants to establish the Cold Hardy Wine Grape Trials in 2011. Four plots were planted to test 10 wine grape and 2 table grape varieties. The research trial just concluded providing helpful data on the feasibility of establishing a viable grape industry in the state. Tongue River Winery’s La Crescent, a white wine grape developed from Muscat to thrive in the harder climate of Montana than most Muscat grapes could tolerate. However, Tongue River’s La Crescent positively thrives, winning awards and making for one of the most exciting white wines that you’re likely to try. La Crescent is a white wine with distinct apricot, citrus and peach aromas made in an off-dry or sweet style. Several of Vermont’s wineries benefit from the warming effects of Lake Champlain (it can get down to -30 ºF!). Vermont excels with both white and red French-hybrids including St. Croix, Marquette, Prairie Star, Petite Pearl and Vidal Blanc. Vermont Wine

They’re called marquette grapes, and they’re the “grandchild” of the pinot noir grape, bred with indigenous American grapes. In the finished wine, the taste of the berry is recognizable. It bears some of the deep jammy flavors of its pinot noir ancestor while also being pleasantly tart. Grapes like marquette represent a new chapter — or rather, a first chapter — for Montana’s wine-making industry. The MGGA also put together a fantastic video series demonstrating best practices for planting, pruning, and more.

Mission Mountain Merlot Reserve

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.” WARC, please reach out to our Vineyard Program Manager, Amy Darling ( [email protected]). Establishing a New Vineyard

Muscadine is the most planted wine grape. Georgia wineries can be found surrounding the Chattahoochee National Forest. Wine Grower’s Association of Georgia 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 Very cold winters and very hot summers make it difficult to grow grapes in New Mexico. New Mexico Wine and Grape Growers Association

So what kinds of grape will grow in Montana? Mark mentions the Valiant, but there are two other grapes we carry that are suitable for USDA Zone 4 in Great Falls. Grape Terminology: What's Hardy Mean?