The Parallel 44 Vineyard


   

 

Why grow grapes in Northeast Wisconsin?

Because we can!! Our vineyard is planted with French hybrid grapes. These vines were developed after years of hybridizing vines that have European vinifera parentage with hardy North American grape vines so they can survive below zero temperatures. 

 

The right soil and wonderful sun exposure add to the feasibility of producing high quality wine grown from Wisconsin grapes.

 

 

    

   

Our Progress

 

To date we have planted 5000 vines of which 60 % are white varietals and 40% are red varietals. We plan to eventually expand the current vineyard from 8.5 acres to 25 acres. 


The varietals that are planted to date are Marechal Foch, Frontenac, Louise Swenson, La Crosse, St. Pepin, St. Croix, Vignoles, and Seyval.

    

   

The Harvest...

On September 22, 2007 Parallel 44 enjoyed its first harvest. Over 30 friends and family members came together to pick 13,000 pounds of grapes. The grapes have now been fermented, aged and meticulously crafted into our two Estate wines; Rosso 44 - a medium bodied oak-aged Foch red and Meditation Wine - a ruby Frontenac Port-like wine. These wines were released in April 2008.


The Harvest was a day filled with laughter, work, good food and of course ... wine.  Thank you to friends and family who stayed until the end and made our harvest a great success.    

   

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