This guide is a comprehensive tool put together by several Extension specialists from the Ohio State University and Purdue University. Multiple topics are covered including all aspects of wine and table grape production in the colder Midwest region. This 155 page book guides you step by step from the History of grapevine production in the United States, to selection of a favorable site and cultivars, through harvest and marketing.
Chapters include: Site selection, cultivar selection, grapevine propagation, vineyard establishment, pruning and training, crop control and canopy managagement, integrated management of grape diseases, grape insect pests, wildlife management, weeds and weed control, soil management, fertilization, harvesting and marketing as well as a glossary.