Colorado Grape Growers’ Guide

Richard A. Hamman et al

August 2005 |

Series: Southwest Winegrowing Series

Product Type : Ebooks

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The unique aspects of grape growing in Colorado are the indirect effects of high elevation. Most suitable sites lie between 4,500 and 6,000 feet above sea level – substantially higher than most growing regions of the world. The high elevation is accompanied by an extremely dry climate. Because of these factors the region experiences intense sunlight and large daily temperature fluctuations. These features foster high pigment production and high acid, retention in most grape v ..Read more

Author Bio

Richard A. Hamman, Jr. (Research Viticulturalist), Steven D. Savage (Plant Pathologist), and Harold J. Larsen (Research Plant Pathologist and Cooperative Extension Fruit Disease Specialist) are lead researchers at Colorado State University, Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station - Orchard Mesa Research Center, Grand Junction, CO 81503.

Colorado Grape Growers’ Guide

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