AV News — midwest grapes

The 2022 harvest has begun at Aubrey Vineyards in Overland Park, Kansas!  Being a winery in the Midwest means a hotter, shorter growing season requiring resilient grape varietals. At a winery near me, timing for harvest is crucial, and varies greatly from year to year. Grape varietals like the freshly-harvested Frontenac go from bud break to harvest in as little as 4 months! After being harvested and collected, the grapes are immediately cleaned and sent into a grape press. This machine gradually increases pressure until every last drop of juice is extracted from the fruit! .  Harvest season can last up to three...

The biggest time of the year at Aubrey Vineyards is growing season! Beginning in mid-April and continuing until harvest in late August to mid-October, these months fill the vineyard with long, beautiful vines in a range of eye-popping colors. In the Midwest, grape varieties must be capable of withstanding harsh summers and winters due to the shorter and more severe growing seasons than those in California. Aubrey Vineyards currently grows 10 different grape varieties that have been selected with taste and durability in mind to survive these weather conditions. With that said, what is the chain events from an empty...

Overland Park's first winery releases a brilliant white-port style wine.