CHASKA, Minn. - The Horticultural Research Center at the Arboretum is known worldwide for expertise in cold, hardy grape varieties. The program stems back for over a century and formally initiated a wine grape breeding program in 1978. In 2000, they completed a state of the art enology lab and research winery.
The program encompasses over 12 acres of research vineyards with approximately 12,000 experimental vines. Grapes such as Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, La Crescent and Marquette are their superstars for wine production after decades of hard work.
Grow With KARE met vineyard manager John Thull and enology project leader Katie Cook in the vineyard to talk about this interesting research.
Thanks for all of their time and expertise..... CHEERS!
For information about Arboretum & Grape Growers Culinary Courses called the 4 x 4 Culinary Series, visit the University of Minnesota Arboretum website.
Belinda & Bobby
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