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Posted by masterofcoffee (My Page) on Thu, Feb 19, 09 at 17:19
Hello, I live in wisconsin, and last year I purchased two different kinds of grapes,
Fredonia and frontenac. Are these kinds of grapes high enough quality to produce a nice wine? |
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| Don't know about Fredonia but Frontenac can make a very nice red wine. It tends to be a bit high in acid so you may need to blend in some years but here in the Hudson Valley it's pretty vigorous and easy to work with. |
RE: quality grapes for wine growing?
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The University of Minnesota has released a number of superior wine grape hybrids. Elmer Swenson's Saint Croix is one of the premium midwest red wine types.
I would not bother using Fredonia, an old ordinary flat labrusca of mediocre quality.
Contact University of Minnesota for a list of their latest wine introductions. |
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