The drier conditions we've had in Wisconsin this year are great for wine grapes. The fruit is starting the color right now. This process is called veraison or the onset of the ripening of grapes. Peter Botham of Botham Vineyards in Mount Horeb says he's still scouting for pests and disease up until the day they harvest in mid-September. The challenge is that if they miss a problem, they have fewer tools to mitigate pests/diseases because you cannot spray close to harvest. He expects two tons of grapes per acre -- an ideal amount. He has about seven acres.

The drier conditions we've had in Wisconsin this year are great for wine grapes. The fruit is starting the color right now. This process is called veraison or the onset of the ripening of grapes. Peter Botham of Botham Vineyards in Mount Horeb says he's still scouting for pests and disease up until the day they harvest in mid-September. The challenge is that if they miss a problem, they have fewer tools to mitigate pests/diseases because you cannot spray close to harvest. He expects two tons of grapes per acre -- an ideal amount. He has about seven acres.

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