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Thomas Volney Munson (September 26, 1843 – January 21, 1913), often referred to simply as T.V. Munson, was an American horticulturist and breeder of grapes in Texas. [1] In 1888, Munson was the second American, after Thomas Edison , to be named a Chevalier du Mérite Agricole by the French government.
Vitis vulpina (with common names frost grape, [2] winter grape, [1] [2] fox grape, [7] and wild grape. [ 7 ] ) is a North American species of herbaceous perennial vines in the grape family . It is widespread across most of the eastern and central United States as well as the Canadian Province of Ontario .
Texas High Plains AVA (1993) - North Texas. About 85% of the wine grapes in Texas are grown on the Texas High Plains in approximately 4,000 acres (1,600 ha). The AVA is the second largest AVA with over 8,000,000 acres (12,000 sq mi). Elevation ranges from 3,300 to 3,700 feet. [9] Texas Davis Mountains AVA (1998) - West Texas. Only one winery in ...
The first vines of Vitis vinifera origin came up through New Spain (Mexico) and were planted in Senecu in 1629, which is near the present day town of San Antonio, New Mexico. The discovery in 1802 of the native Catawba grape led to very successful wine-making in Ohio. By 1842 Nicholas Longworth was growing 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2) of Catawba ...
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The Middle East is generally described as the homeland of grapes and the cultivation of this plant began there 6,000–8,000 years ago. [3] [4] Yeast, one of the earliest domesticated microorganisms, occurs naturally on the skins of grapes, leading to the discovery of alcoholic drinks such as wine.
Teed, the first full-time fish and game officer in Idaho, got a tip in August 1934 that there may have been illegal hunting of deer and game birds in the area. He had found evidence the day before ...
Winter grape is a common name which may refer to any of the following species of grapevine: Vitis cinerea (also called graybark grape) Vitis vulpina (also called ...