During the drought of 2016. growing grapes in New York was a lot like growing grapes in California. It turned out to be a great vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon, but most seasons, growers who want to grow high quality wine grapes in the region have to figure out how to protect vines from winter injury, minimize diseaseand maximize flavor in a cool growing region with less sunshine and more humidity.Fourth-generation Finger Lakes grape grower John WagnecJias spent his career doing just that. When his father opened a winery in 1976, the farm only grew French-American hybrid grapes, but today Wagner Vineyards has 225 acres of grapes, about half planted in vinifera.
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