Alternative Wine Grape Varieties of Promise for ... - Michigan Wines
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<strong>Alternative</strong> <strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Grape</strong> <strong>Varieties</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Promise</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong><br />
Paolo Sabbatini, <strong>Michigan</strong> State University<br />
Bruce Bordelon, Purdue University<br />
Christine White, USDA<br />
– NAP crop insurance<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>Grape</strong> and <strong>Wine</strong> Conference 2013<br />
Outline<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Grape</strong> <strong>Varieties</strong><br />
- <strong>Alternative</strong> to what?<br />
- How we can support acreage expansion in<br />
MI?<br />
- Research Extension program (NE1020<br />
Project)<br />
<strong>Alternative</strong> <strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Grape</strong><br />
<strong>Varieties</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Promise</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Michigan</strong><br />
Paolo Sabbatini<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Horticulture, <strong>Michigan</strong> State University<br />
Plant and Soil Sciences Building<br />
1066 Bogue Street, Room A20, East Lansing, MI 48824-1325<br />
Phone: 517/355-5191, ext 302, E-mail sabbatin@msu.edu<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Grape</strong> <strong>Varieties</strong><br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>Grape</strong> Industry: One <strong>of</strong> the Most Unique<br />
Viticulture in the World<br />
Native, Hybrid, Vinifera, Super Hardy<br />
varieties<br />
Concord<br />
Vitis labrusca<br />
Vignoles<br />
Hybrid<br />
Pinot blanc<br />
Vitis vinifera<br />
Frontenac<br />
Vitis riparia based<br />
Zabadal T., Sabbatini P., Elsner D., 2008. <strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Grape</strong> <strong>Varieties</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong> and Other Cold Climate Viticultural Regions. MSU Extension Bulletin CD-007<br />
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“Core” varieties in the East<br />
Be<strong>for</strong>e defining “alternatives”<br />
American<br />
Hybrids<br />
Vinifera<br />
Hybrids (white)<br />
Cayuga White Chardonel Seyval Traminette<br />
Zabadal, T., P. Sabbatini, and E. Elsner. (2009). <strong>Wine</strong> grape<br />
varieties <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong> and other cold climate viticultural<br />
regions. MSU Extension Bulletin CD- 007.<br />
Vidal blanc<br />
Vignoles<br />
American<br />
Concord Delaware Niagara Norton<br />
Zabadal, T., P. Sabbatini, and E. Elsner. (2009). <strong>Wine</strong> grape varieties <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> and other cold climate viticultural regions. MSU Extension Bulletin CD-<br />
007.<br />
Hybrids (red)<br />
Baco noir Chambourcin Chancellor DeChaunac Marechal Foch<br />
Zabadal, T., P. Sabbatini, and E. Elsner. (2009). <strong>Wine</strong> grape varieties <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> and other cold climate viticultural regions. MSU Extension Bulletin CD-<br />
007.<br />
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Vinifera (white)<br />
Chardonnay Gewurztraminer Pinot blanc Riesling Pinot gris<br />
Zabadal, T., P. Sabbatini, and E. Elsner. (2009). <strong>Wine</strong> grape varieties <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> and other cold climate viticultural regions. MSU Extension Bulletin CD-<br />
007.<br />
<strong>Alternative</strong> to the “core”<br />
American<br />
U. <strong>of</strong> Minnesota ef<strong>for</strong>t<br />
www.grapes.umn.edu<br />
– Marquette<br />
– Frontenac gris<br />
– LaCrescent<br />
Vinifera (red)<br />
Cabernet Franc Merlot<br />
Pinot noir<br />
Zabadal, T., P. Sabbatini, and E. Elsner. (2009). <strong>Wine</strong> grape varieties <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> and other cold climate viticultural regions. MSU Extension Bulletin CD-<br />
007.<br />
<strong>Alternative</strong> to the “core”<br />
Hybrids<br />
Cornell University ef<strong>for</strong>t<br />
Cornell-Geneva <strong>Grape</strong>vine Breeding<br />
and Genetics Program (Dr Reisch)<br />
– Valvin muscat<br />
– Corot noir<br />
–Noiret<br />
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<strong>Alternative</strong> to the “core”<br />
Vinifera<br />
The NE1020 ef<strong>for</strong>t in <strong>Michigan</strong><br />
NE 1020 Project “COORDINATED WINE GRAPE<br />
VARIETY EVALUATIONS IN THE EASTERN USA”<br />
States 20+1<br />
Expanding industry: planting<br />
what? USDA 2011 report<br />
Variety<br />
Category 1997 2000 2003 2006 2011<br />
Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres %<br />
Concord 9100 73 9200 68 9530 66 9350 64 9030 60<br />
Niagara 2350 19 3000 22 3450 24 3520 24 3480 23<br />
Hybrids 580 5 660 5 580 4 630 4 725 5<br />
Viniferas 470 4 640 5 840 6 1100 8 1765 12<br />
Total 12,500 13,500 14,400 14,600 15,000<br />
+20%<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> grapes: 2490 acres + 230%<br />
Vinifera: 1765 acres + 370%<br />
Vinifera in cool-cold viticulture<br />
Sparkling and Riesling are the stars<br />
– <strong>Alternative</strong> whites?<br />
Reds are the issue<br />
Consistently mature any Bordeaux<br />
red is year by year challenge<br />
We need to improve the whites but<br />
research emphasis is (or should be)<br />
on the reds<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> AVA<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> grape acreage<br />
2006<br />
Acres<br />
2011<br />
Acres<br />
Percentage<br />
(%)<br />
Increase<br />
(%)<br />
NW 1040 1450 53% +40%<br />
SW 855 990 36% +16%<br />
WCE 230 300 11% +24%<br />
Total 2125 2740 +22%<br />
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