Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

SANBORN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Long Cliff Vineyard and Winery, located on 3617 Lower Mountain Road in Sanborn, is halfway through its harvest season and all is well. They grow six varieties of grapes and are ...

Erie County, N.Y. has 1,600 acres, followed by Niagara with 850 acres and Cattaraugus with 400 acres. Haggerty said his studies do not further break it down into wine or juice grapes, but the Erie ...

The woody, climbing vines are planted in large, deep holes about six to eight feet apart in rows that are eight feet apart, although you also could plant one long row. Each vine needs to be staked on ...

While drought is causing slow growth of many crops, Niagara’s wineries are looking forward to a flavorful harvest. “Farmers pray for rain, we pray for drought,” said Kurt Guba, vineyard manager at ...

He likens the Alsace climate to the one he enjoys at the foot of the Niagara Escarpment, "making it conducive to growing these types of grapes." He and son Kevin DeMaison and stepson Robert Barron, ...