Grapes ripen throughout late summer to late fall. The exact time will depend on the variety of the grape and the weather conditions during the season. Grapes will reach peak ripeness at varying ...

The late ripening grape variety is difficult to ripen and expensive to produce in vineyards in British Columbia and Ontario. Other varieties cultivated for red wine in this country can be made ...

Many growers now harvest their grapes two to three weeks earlier to avoid over-ripe raisined grapes. Even so, higher sugar levels have led to more alcoholic wines. Thirty years ago, Bordeaux ...