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GROSSE POINTE NEWS, AUGUST 18, 2011 % /1-/1 J r J / , , J _______ - - . i-ni — M_ ifflMlMl ' r 1\SAVJAJ*. \ h » tin:\>i M ' W L i n .Mr s** y| t " ' ^ *-"*R*fl--fll •^•inT'W* 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 w si iut Blue Water Winery g and Vineyards 5•?»u , *'r x ; •' 5 TJ • • • • • 7131 Hoiverson Rom "*" \ Est, 3855 & Fruit Farm M-90 Lexington Award W?/?n«?£j Michigan Wines Come enjoy our fruit wines along with our own irtisan chocolates for a memorable experience. |eWra*« • Open 12-5-7 days a week (989)269-2366 JU«** ft * www.dlzzydalsywlnery.com wr Mi • bufgdorfwinery.com Brooklyn, Ml & Albion, Mi ixom BM':ttR0X;O0tI WlNllY Jackson, Ml chateauaeronautiquewinery.com j. trees cellars Biissfield, MS * treeswines.com We are located 5 mfles North of Bad Axe and 13/4 miles West on Crown Rd. 1288 Grown Rd. Bad Axe, Ml Winm Tecurnseh, Ml pefiUnterewinery com V INF YARD FSTATF Grass take, Ml loneoakvineyards.com CD &-p i*\r r l^^c-^r Dexter, Ml (Aug-Nov) ;.com Albion, Ml * $leepmgbearwine .com in future special sections pleasi les Department at (313} 882»
GROSSE POINTE NEWS. AUGUST 18. 2011 ( „ * i JI , wme grapes in European : era grape varieties that many people are familiar with, such as Riesling or I not native to ^ /Michigan, but the favorable climate t along Michigan's west- «em coast has allowed these varieties to grow well with proper management. Michigan's wine grape acreage is actually considered to be in its infancy when compared to states such as California, where European vinifera wine grapes were first planted in the mid-1800s. In comparison, the first recorded planting of vinifera grapes in Michigan was in 1969. Because wine grape growing is a relatively young industry in the state, Michigan grape growers are searching for the best methods to manage the growing of vinifera grape varieties so that the grapes will make wine people will enjoy. For Paolo Sabbatini, Michigan State University assistant professor of horticulture, specializing in viticulture, it is all at: out managing the balance between good grapes and healthy vines. Good management of the vine canopy improves fruit and wine quality, and involves the proper spacing of vines in the rows and proper distance between rows, as well as appropriate vine training; pruning, irrigation, fertilization and summer activities such as hedging of grapevines shoots, thinning of shoots out of the canopy and removing leaves. "Managing a grapevine canopy plays a big role in developing ripe giapes in a cool climate like Michigan," he said. "This is true for two reasons - the season here doesn't produce as much heat and sunlight as a state like California and the season is shorter, as well; late spring and early fall frost force the growers to speed up the vine annual cycle, compressed into only 120 to 140 days. We need to do all we can to make a grapevine canopy as highly efficient as possible. To ripen the fruit properly, none of the canopy can be wasted. Timely canopy management and vineyard management practices are pivotal factors to reconcile apparently incompatible challenges: produce good to excellent grapes at economically acceptable yield per acre." Sabbatini is studying the timing of and effect that removing leaves around grape clusters (leaf pulling) has on grape ripeness, and the flavors and aromas in the resulting wine. "I^eaf pulling is all about changing the microclimate of the grape cluster," he said. "It creates more air circulation, and allows for better ripening, spray coverage and reduction of bunch rot." was interested in finding the optimal time to do leaf pulling, because he noticed a great variation in the way growers dealt with the practice in the Michigan vineyards. "Some growers do it early in the season, some do it late or some are not doing it at all," he said. 'If growers remove the leaves too early, then they are removing .the 'working' leaves for the cluster that use the sunlight for photosynthe- sis (sugar production)," he said. "This is not good. But if it's done too late, then the skin of the grape berries is not used to the sunlight and gets burned. This can lead to the skins developing strange flavors in wine. Berry ripening depends on high temperatures and high UV, which aids in the production of anthocyanins and a better accumulation of phenolics, which wine makers like." Michigan's developing wine grape growing industry may face different challenges than other grape growing regions in the United States and around the world, but Sabbatini sees a lot of opportunity here. "In this Great Lakes region, the lake effect on the climate is huge," he noted. "It is very well positioned to grow vinifera grapes well, because that lake effect helps lengthen the season. Strategically, Michigan wineries are also in a good position when it comes to the whole local food and wine movement. "When I came here in 2007, there were 45 wineries,' 1 he added. "Now there are 70, and that is despite the dismal economy. People are still investing in this industry, I am very happy to see graduate and undergraduate students working with me for few years, leaving the viticulture program at MSU, and becoming employed by Michigan andU. S. wineries." "Between the jobs, sales and agricultural tourism it brings in to the state, it has a huge economic impact that continues to grow," Sabbatini said. For more information, visit iganwines.com in.org Book Your Special P e n t a m e r e Winery & IMUM 9?
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