CENTRAL Ohio
VINTAGE 2012
Although spring frosts decimated Ohio���s
juice grape crop, most vinifera vines avoided
any serious damage.
E ddie O���
Keefe
III
While warm and dry weather helped ripen grapes in Michigan, the drought-like summer proved to
be a challenge to growers��� irrigation systems.
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Pests/diseases: Disease pressure was
low due to dry weather. Spotted wing
drosophila and grapevine yellow disease
were confirmed. Southern diseases are
moving northward.
Supply/demand: A frost event in the Great
Lakes region caused crop loss, spurring
high demand due to a lack of winegrapes.
Prices were the same or higher due to demand, and yields were low due to frost.
Varieties: Top performers: Riesling,
Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Cabernet Franc
