Time to Try a Cold Climate White: Chankaska Creek Itasca!
TL:DR Search out Chankaska Creek’s 2023 Itasca, it’s really good! Itasca – A Cold Climate Hybrid GrapeThe Itasca grape is one of the most recent releases from the University of Minnesota’s Grapevine Cultivar Development Program. The goal of the wine grape cultivar program is to develop grapes that are simultaneously hardy to Minnesota winters (agricultural … Continue reading
Hybrid Grapes and Cold Climate Wines
It’s Time for Hybrid Grapes and WinesHybrid grapes have come a long way in recent years, as well as winemakers understanding of how to get the most out of these grapes in their voyage to become wine. Whether the concern is over grape survival in bitter cold winters or how resistant they are to common … Continue reading
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