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NE-1020 Cold Hardy Wine Grape Cultivar Trial

In conjunction with the Northeast Regional Research project NE-1020 “Multi-state evaluation of wine grape cultivars and clones,” Iowa State University established a cold hardy wine grape cultivar trial in 2008 at the ISU Horticulture Research Station (HRS), Ames, Iowa, and Tabor Home Vineyards and Winery (THV), Baldwin, Iowa.

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wine, grapes, cultivars

The Effects of Canopy Management Practices on Fruit Quality of Northern-Hardy Interspecific Hybrids of Vitisspp

The recent release of interspecific hybrid grape cultivars that are hardy for the northern climates of the United States has led to a rapid expansion of the grape and wine industry in the Upper Midwest, as well as other cold-climate regions. These cultivars often exhibit high vegetative vigor and possess fruit quality concerns when their grapes are to be used in wine production.

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Research
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hybrid, grapes, cultivars, wine