On 12/29/03 7:21 AM, in article
. net, "Roger"
> wrote:

> Out of curiosity,.......Do grapes grow in Fargo? or is the season too short

There are plenty of hardy table grapes that will survive -30 degrees F. I
made my first "grape" wine this year from someone's backyard Beta Grapes.
Aside from that, there are some people experimenting with grapes suitable
for wine. ND only had it's first winery open up last year and now we are up
to two. The best is Pointe of View winery near Minot, ND in the middle of
the state. The folks out there are growing 10 or so different varieties.
Names like Swenson Red come to mind. They have only one grape wine (and many
fruit wines) for sale right now but I think in the next couple years, they
should be harvesting their own grapes. I know some folks from NDSU Extension
are going to be working with them next year on grape varieties. Mostly,
grapes produced in Minnesota have a chance of surviving the zone 3 climate
out in Minot. Here's a link to Pointe of View:

http://www.povwinery.com/

I know there are several home winemakers in the area beginning to plant some
grapes. Another winery should open up in the Fargo area next year some time.
Also, Presque Isle has opened an outlet here in Fargo. They plan to open a
winery here next summer. I think they will bring in grapes from PA in
addition to producing honey wines from ND.

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Greg Cook
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