Wine and freeze: Ottawa grape growers dig in for winter - News Summed Up

Wine and freeze: Ottawa grape growers dig in for winter


A local vineyard is in a race against time to ready 16 acres of grape vines for the coming cold snap. Ottawa's frigid winter weather can make growing grapes in the city a challenge. The low temperatures can damage the vines, so they have to be buried over the winter months and unearthed in the spring. To add to the challenge, KIN Vineyards took the risk of growing a less-reliable vinifera grape so it can produce VQA-approved wine. The CBC's Hallie Cotnam visited their Kinburn vineyard and snapped these shots of the busy fall harvest:Picking the final crop of vidal blanc grapes, a French hybridOnly a few rows left to go at 6-hectare vineyard in Kinburn


Source: CBC News October 23, 2016 15:56 UTC



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