Before you touch any of your grape vines, make sure you know the essential terminology. Here are the parts of the plant to add to your gardening vocabulary: Understanding these terms makes it easier ...

Oct. 24—NORTH STONINGTON — It was around 8 a.m. on Thursday when the rows of grapevines at Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington started filling with the noise of voices and a running tractor.

For practically everyone who grows grapes, harvest day is considered the best day of the year. To winery owners, it’s a day that proves they have the knowledge and skills to produce productive grape ...

Cool, dry 2025 growing season in SLO County led to extended grape ripening. Winemakers avoided major weather issues, improving fruit health and flavor. Low rainfall challenged vines, but mild ...

Across the Western New York region, grape harvesting season is under way — and for some types of grapes, finishing off nicely. Harvest season for grapes usually occurs around September and October, ...

KENWOOD, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, the wine grape harvest is off to a late start due to a cold, wet spring, which delayed ripening. Now, with the potential of rain returning to Northern ...

The calendar has turned to November, and wineries around San Luis Obispo County are full of tired employees ready for this year’s delayed harvest season to be done. “It’s been intense, gnarly and fast ...

’Grape growers who would prosper must water their vines with sweat every month in the year,’ according to Anna’s father. Men of prudence firm their terraces as soon as the harvest is cut, putting back ...

Overall, Texas wine grape producers have enjoyed one of their best harvests of the past five years, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Grape growers in most areas did face ...

The continued threat of triple-digit heat led to an earlier than usual start for some grape harvest workers in San Joaquin County on Friday."We're picking at 1 a.m., 3 a.m. We're getting started ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WSBT) — We've seen some extremes in our weather this year, but that hasn't stopped an above-average year for wine grapes. Fall in Michigan means the leaves change color, and the ...