Harsh Winter Sapping State’s Wine Grape Crops
Wbaa.org/.- Indiana Vineyards are losing as much as 75-percent of their grape yields this year because of last winter’s deep freeze. Winemakers like David Simmons, co-owner of Simmons Winery near Columbus, knew they were going to take a hit, but are just now discovering exactly how much they’ve lost as their grape vines begin to bud. “It’s been a very difficult winter, we’ve had a lot of bud damage on the vines,” Simmons says. The amount of crop damage depends largely…