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Wineries reporting low yields of top quality grapes

texWineAdmin by texWineAdmin
September 17, 2022
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TYLER, Texas (KETK)– The hot and dry weather condition over the summertime harmed numerous crops, consisting of grape vines utilized for white wine production inEast Texas Despite the obstacles, your glass of white wine may taste much better this year.


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Many East Texas wineries have actually lost crops since of the severe heat over the summertime. Kiepersol Winery and Vineyard personnel state they were required to adjust. “There is the injury part and after that there is the abundance!” stated Kiepersol Founding Brand Manager, Kelly Doherty.

Extreme weather condition like dry spell or the 2021 winter season storm isn’t the only difficulty this winery has actually dealt with. “We have actually never ever seen that prior to with the snow and ice as you men keep in mind and we did lose 60 percent of our vines,” stated Doherty.

Since then, they have actually planted brand-new grape vines that are now 18-months old. Fortunately, the East Texas clay soil assists the grape vines grow given that they choose a laborious environment.

“We do have the dry spell this year that everyone is extremely knowledgeable about. But, those are energetic vines and they’re brand name brand-new and prepared to strike the scene. Our vineyard team has in fact been hand watering whatever since we do require a lot more water than what our watering system was utilized to. They have actually been hand watering whatever this year and since of that we have a plentiful crop,” stated Doherty.


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“In a dry spell year where it was actually hot, that was simply another tension on top of winter season hurt tissues that contributed to a great deal of crop loss,” Texas A&M Agriculture Program Specialist and Viticulturist, Fran Pontasch stated.

Because of these historical weather condition occasions, there might not be as numerous grapes. But, the quality of your white wine will be much greater.

“Their quality is because of the weather condition. Now the size of the yields, the crop yield, extremely extremely low crop yields, that’s likewise due to the weather condition. The excellent news is it’s going to make great white wine. So, the vintage for this year will have on the bottle 20-22 as a vintage,” stated Pontasch.


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Despite the current drought-like conditions, Kiepersol states they are quite pleased with the abundance of top quality grapes. “I do wish to state keep an eye out for Texas red wines, when they bottle which will remain in about 6 months for the whites and as much as 3 years for the reds, 2022 will be a bargain,” Pontasch stated.

Experts state the smaller sized the grapes, the much better your white wine will taste.

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