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E-book Colorado Grape Growers Guide
Wine grapes have been grown in several counties of Colorado since the end of the last century. A renewed interest in wine grape cultivation was initiated during the mid-70's and the most dramatic growth of the Colorado Wine
Industry is occurring this decade. Since 1990, vineyard acreage has increased from 242 to over 400 acres. State production levels have also increased from 107 tons to 755 tons and mature vineyards in 1997 averaged 3.4 tons/acre. The current and future market for Colorado wine grapes appears healthy with 21 licensed wineries that have the capacity to produce approximately 215,000 gallons of wine or the equivalent of 1,300 tons. Ninety percent of the Colorado acreage is in Mesa and Delta counties. The issues of cold climate limitations on wine grape culture are of extreme importance to Colorado growers. It has been demonstrated that with careful site selection, varietal selection and use of proper viticultural management techniques, vineyards can tolerate winter conditions to a degree that allows their survival in selected locations in Colorado. Winter hardiness is the only limiting factor for grape
culture in the state, since many severe disease and insect pest problems do not yet play an important role.
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