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Grape Harvest Report 2017

High Plains and PanhandleBY

BRENDA CANADA

CANADA FAMILY FARM & VINEYARD

PLAINS, TX 79355

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Grape Capital of Texas –

Brownfield/Terry County

High Plains Winegrowers

Association

High Plains and Panhandle

60 Counties

Soil Types range from

fine sand to clays and clay loam, Sub Soil- large amounts of lime at various depths and some are shallow over caliche

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Rain fall average – 15 - 24.5 inches

First Freeze – March 27- April 13

Last Freeze – Oct 24 – Nov 3

High Plains and Panhandle

High Plains and Panhandle

80% of grapes grown in Texas are grown on the High Plains

4,000 Plus planted acres

53 Varieties

Harvest – July 15- Oct 26

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A Bumper Crop

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Most Productive Acres Across the 60

Counties

Cabernet Sauvignon

Orange Muscat

Cabernet Franc

Chardonnay

Malbec

Most Productive Acres Across the 60

Counties

Merlot

Viognier

Sangiovese

Tempranillo

Ruby Cab

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Varieties that Did Not

Produced as ell this year

Malbec

Tempranillo had winter damage

Cabernet Sauvignon has patch of grape

cluster and patches with no clusters

90 acres of grapes only produce 8 tons total

with chemical damage (older vineyard)

Machinery Used

60% are Pre-pruning

75% prune by hand

Some battery operated pruners

Shedders and Spin weeder

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Machinery

Used

Air blast sprayers

Herbicide Sprayer under vines

Some use boom sprayers

Harvesting-65% machine harvested-35% hand harvested

Obstacles for 2017

Early bud break

7 inches of rain in the spring and 2 inches in summer

July – 4 inches of rain in five days

Hail damage to several vineyards throughout season

Some early freeze damage

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Obstacles for 2017

Crown Gall

Leaf curl damage

Harvest was 2 weeks late

High Plains had 2-4D and dicamba damage

3 Vineyards had total loss to 2-4D/dicamba damage

Opportunities for Our Industry

More Texas Restaurants Serving Texas Wine

More Juice Space for bountiful crops

Opportunities are bullish for grapes

30% Grape growers with G Permits

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Opportunities for Grape Industry

Some are planning to plant more grapes and newer varieties

Growers selling their wine over internet

Hope the industry grows

Things to Think About

More tank space for bountiful season

Workers needed in the vineyards

Small acreage growers feel they are being left behind

Grower and winery relationship important

Grape Contracts

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Story

Father/Daughter

Record Book

Project

Quotes

Every year is a different experiment

Every time you think you know everything

about growing grapes, mother nature will

throw something new at you and you will

realize you know nothing.

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Thank

You

• PIERRE HELWI - SURVEY

• HIGH PLAINS GRAPE

GROWERS ASSOCIATION

• HIGH PLAINS GROWERS

OF GRAPES