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Tough winter conditions could impact grape harvest as Ontario wine booms

Quinton Jenkins, owner of Jenkins Vineyards Niagara Inc. says their organic grapes start to see bud death around –17 C.

As we come out of one of the coldest, most persistent winters in recent memory, Ontario growers are starting to come to terms with the potential loss of crops. In wine regions, some grapes experienced more damage than others.


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