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  Catawba (grape) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catawba grapes were introduced to wine-growers in the 1850s by Major John Adlum of Georgetown, D.C. Grown predominantly on the East Coast of the United States, this purplish-red grape has a rather sweet flavor.
It is typically in season from September to November and can be used in wines, juice, jams and jellies.
Although usually classified as Vitis labrusca, Catawba is widely believed to have at least some Vitis vinifera in its background.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catawba_grape   (105 words)

  
 Grape Juice
The Catawba grape is a member of the vitis labrusca family, native to North America.
Catawba grapes are widely planted for their sweet, rich taste and are prized for juice, jams, and jellies.
Merlot are the principal grapes grown in the Bordeaux region of France.
www.sweetwatercellars.com /grape-juice.html   (678 words)

  
 Catawba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catawba Island, Ohio, one of the Bass Islands in Lake Erie
Catawba Nuclear Generating Station near Rock Hill, South Carolina
Catawba River, a river in North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catawba   (134 words)

  
 Pennsylvania Wine Report - PSU Wine Grape Network
The Alexander grape was eventually replaced by Catawba and Isabella, but despite these valiant efforts to grow grapes and produce wine along the Schuykiil River in the first three decades of the 19th century, the industry slowly withered on the vine.
The largest grape producing area in the state, Lake Erie, and the only major area in the State to continue growing grapes without interruption, was first planted in the middle of the 19th century soon after the completion of the Erie Canal.
The added advantages of higher grape yields, higher soluble solids, and much lower acid grape levels in southeastern Pennsylvania over the colder interior and Lake Erie region are major considerations in solidifying the future growth of the state's wine industry in that portion of the Commonwealth.
winegrape.cas.psu.edu /whats_new/ava_report.html   (2913 words)

  
 Catawba - Appellation America
Catawba is often used to produce sweet wine and ultra-sweet ice wine, in addition to red and rosé table wines.
Catawba based wines are distinguished by a so-called 'foxy' aroma, when modern winemaking fails to moderate this tendency.
Catawba grapes may fail to ripen properly, unless grown in areas with a long growing season.
wine.appellationamerica.com /grape-varietal/Catawba.html   (137 words)

  
 SCGenWeb - The Catawba
Catawba Connections.- The Catawba belonged to the Siouan linguistic family, but Catawba was the most aberrant of all known Siouan languages, though closer to Woccon than any other of which a vocabulary has been recorded.
Catawba History.- The Catawba appear first in history under the name Ysa, Issa (Iswa) in Vandera's narratives of Pardo's expedition into the interior, made in 1566-67.
Catawba Population.- Mooney (1900) estimates the number of Catawba in 1600, including the Iswa, at 5,000.
sciway3.net /proctor/state/natam/catawba.html   (1066 words)

  
 Gardening - Spring Bulbs - Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Grapes.
Grapes are fairly high maintenance plants but easily worth the additional time to care for the plant.
The Concord Grape is a tough and dependable plant that produces nickel size purple grapes that have thick skins and a sweet, strong grape flavor.
The Niagara Grape (White), Vitis labrusca 'Niagara', is a seedless grape that is commonly used for wines, champagnes, jams/jellies and juice.
www.shoppersgalaxy.com /Gardening/Spring-Bulbs4.htm   (879 words)

  
 Missouri Grape Growers Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The last season—although unfavorable to the Catawba— produced an enormous yield of Concord and Norton’s Virginia, and cannot be taken as an average crop.
This vineyard has one of the best locations for Catawba and Delaware in the neighborhood, and its proprietor one of the most intelligent and industrious cultivators and wine-manufacturers in the vicinity.
Unfortunately, nearly all the old vineyards are planted with the Catawba, which was almost an entire failure this season, the average crop being only about 75 gallons to the acre.
www.missourigrapegrowers.org /hu14.shtml   (1795 words)

  
 NY Grape Production Regions
Although the eastern counties (primarily Ulster, Duchess and Suffolk counties) have considerable native and hybrid grape acreage, the area is dominated by V. vinifera varieties.
During the 1960's Catawba, Delaware and, to a lesser extent Niagara, were planted to meet the increased demand for white table wine.
Still, growers should be aware that recent news of the health benefits of red grape juice may affect change the relative preference for red and white juice in the same way that it has red and white wine.
www.nysaes.cornell.edu /hort/faculty/pool/NYSite-Soils/NYGrapeRegions.html   (1440 words)

  
 Middle Bass on the Web - The Peach Growing Industry of Catawba Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Gamble and A. Reynolds each planted about 1000 peach trees on Catawba about thirty-five years ago, this being the first attempt there to raise peaches for market, and their neighbors called them “crazy.” The experiment worked so well, however, that hundreds of vineyards were subsequently uprooted to make room for peach trees.
The greater part of the arable land on Catawba Island is now planted in peach orchards.
To the uninitiated, a ramble through the peach orchards of Catawba, in picking time, is a revelation.
www.middlebass2.org /catawbahistory2.shtml   (471 words)

  
 TBK - GREAT FORTUNES, AND HOW THEY WERE MADE I Part 15
In 1828 his friend Major Adlum sent him some specimens of the Catawba grape, which he had procured from the garden of a German living near Washington City, and be began to experiment with it in his own vineyard.
The Catawba grape, now so popular and well-known throughout the country, was then a comparative stranger to our people, and was regarded even by many who were acquainted with it as unfit for vintage purposes.
Longworth practically demonstrated it, that a native grape was the only one upon which any hope could be placed, and that the Catawba offered the most assured promise of success, and was the one upon which all vine-growers might with confidence depend.
www.truthbeknown.com /GREAT_FORTUNES_I_15.html   (2983 words)

  
 Establishing New Crops Industries: The Indiana Grape and Wine Industry Model   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Grape and wine production is "new" to Indiana only in the sense that the industry is at a stage of rebirth.
Nicholas Longworth brought the Catawba grape to the Cincinnati region in 1825 and established a significant sparkling wine industry.
Though grape production is well suited to lands unsuitable for row-crop production, compatibility with current farming practices can be a problem because grapes can be sensitive to herbicide drift from corn and soybean production.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1996/v3-137.html   (1683 words)

  
 Spring Bulbs
These grapes are non slipskin, meaning the flesh tends to attach to the skin.
The Mars Grape (Blue-Purple), Vitis labrusca 'Mars', is similar in character to the Concord grape.
It is a seedless grape which is excellent to serve fresh on the table.
www.favoritenursery.com /spring-bulbs/-p17.htm   (442 words)

  
 Leading American Varieties
Catawba is a spicy flavored slipskin grape with a pronounced V.
Niagara is a floral, strongly flavored white grape used for juice, wine and fresh consumption.
Elvira is a white grape which descends from Vitis riparia, the Riverbank or Frost Grape.
www.nysaes.cornell.edu /hort/faculty/reisch/bulletin/wine/winetext3.html   (784 words)

  
 Catalog U   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Grape culture for wine and brandy is reported by J.F. Hammond of Fort Fillmore, NM [479].
Another indicator of the importance of grape culture at this time is the prominent place of grapes in the new Experimental Garden in Washington, DC where the principal plants are tea and grapes.
Among the grapes received by the Division of Pomology were the Delawba, a seedling of Delaware and Catawba, from L.C. Chisholm of Spring Hill, TN, and 22 varieties of new hybrids from T.V. Munson of Denison, TX [393].
bookdaemon.com /catalogu.htm   (12573 words)

  
 GreenTop Vineyards
They are a high-producing grape somewhere in the range of 5,000 lbs.
These grapes are pink in color and produce in a range of about 3,000 lbs.
The Catawba's are not as vigorous and are more timid to the weather.
www.tennesseewines.com /greentop_vineyards.htm   (139 words)

  
 Wine Production,Noble Grapes,winemaking,vines,DIVERSITY WEBSITE
Gewurtztraminer is a white grape with a pinkish tinge.
Unusually for red grapes, SYRAH is grown in the UK: at the Nytember vineyard, Lewes, Sussex.
CATAWBA (American native grape): heavy crops of fruity though strongly "foxy" wines, either white or pink.
web.ukonline.co.uk /suttonelms/noble.html   (358 words)

  
 Wine of Month
The reason is that European grapes are primarily from the species Vitis Vinifera (Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, etc.) American grapes were from different species: Vitis Labrusca, Rotundifolia, Riparia, Aestivalis and Cordifolia (these are the primary ones; there are more in America, about half the known species in the world).
American grapes thrive in the wild; European grapes are primarily cultivated plants that do poorly when not cared for.
Catawba vines were susceptible to it, there had always been some, but it got worse as the vines aged.
www.weekendwinery.com /wineryinsight/Article_Jul03.htm   (1628 words)

  
 Ohio Wine, Ohio Wineries and Grapes of the Ohio Growing Region - Appellation America
By 1860 the Catawba grape had risen to prominence in Ohio, and the state led the entire nation in wine production.
American wines were fairly potent at the time and wine drinkers enjoyed the light, semi-sweet style of wine made from the grape.
It’s hard to imagine where the Ohio wine inidustry might be today if not for Prohibition, which wiped out essentially every vineyard in the state in the early part of the 20th century.
wine.appellationamerica.com /wine-region/Ohio.html   (231 words)

  
 Catawba / Academic / School of Business / Faculty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Grape, Berry, and Wine Industries of the South Atlantic Region of the USA; trend analysis and forecasting.
My current interests include behavioral economics and the use of virtual worlds in testing behaviors, and the use of virtual worlds in teaching basic economic theorems.
I also study and consult on the grape, berry, and wine industries of the southatlantic region of the USA.
www.catawba.edu /academic/business/slate.htm   (428 words)

  
 Products
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Kedem favorites such as Blush and Peach, as well as sparkling Catawba and sparkling Raspberry are a delicious option when alcohol won't do.
www.kedem.com /grapejuice.html   (96 words)

  
 Cowie Wine Cellars Newsletter
His grape was called Alexander, and was able to stand the cold winters, and was not subject to rot.
John Adlum, of Georgetown, introduced the Catawba grape, a grape found wild in North Carolina.
In 1818 grapes were planted in western New York by a Baptist deacon.
www.cowiewinecellars.com /vintner7100.htm   (358 words)

  
 'Catawba' Table Grape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Catawba, developed in the early 1800s, is a spicy-flavored, slipskin grape with a pronounced labrusca flavor and aroma.
This grape is used primarily in white or pink dessert wines, but it is also used for juice production and fresh market sales.
This grape was widely grown in the Cincinnati area during the mid 1800s.
w3.aces.uiuc.edu /NRES/faculty/Skirvin/cfar/catawba.htm   (100 words)

  
 Wine List
A blend of white grapes selected by the winemaker to make a dry dinner wine that goes very well with pork, poultry, fish or as an aperitif.
A blend of white grape varieties selected to produce a wine with a vinous taste and fruit flavor.
A winemakers blend of red grapes to produce a wine with excellent fruit flavor and aroma.
www.foxridgewinery.com /list.htm   (557 words)

  
 bloomingbulb.com Fruits and Vegetables
Nothing beats the food you bring in from your own backyard, and we offer you a great selection of berries and grapes to plant in it.
We have chosen varieties that will perform well in many parts of the country, and like-kinds that when planted together will provide you with extended or multiple harvests.
Harvest your berry crops for untoppable toppings, jams, and desserts; and harvest grapes that are fully vine ripened, bursting with sweet flavor, and ready to be gobbled fresh or made into preserves.
www.bloomingbulb.com /XQ/ASP/Category.22/bulbs.Berries/parent.2601/QX/CartBulbs.htm   (112 words)

  
 Catawba Grape Spring Bulbs
The Catawba Grape (Reddish), ‘Vitas labrusca Catawba,’ has a very sweet taste that makes it simply perfect to serve fresh on the table.
The fruits produced by this spring planted herbaceous root are commonly used in wines, champagnes, jellies, jams and juices.
Grape plants are fairly high maintenance, but they are easily worth the extra time required to care for the plants.
www.natures-garden-nursery.com /Catawba-Grape.html   (314 words)

  
 The Independent: Food & Wine: Wine Beat: WineBeat
Two grapes that seemed especially suited to the region were norton and catawba.
Its tough, thin-skinned grapes were resistant to disease and its vines were capable of surviving the brutal winters.
It is vitis Aestivalis, or summer grape, with rich concentration and not a hint of the grapey, marmalade qualities that dominate most native American wines.
www.indyweek.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:22151   (1355 words)

  
 Catawba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Lake Erie grape growing region stretches all the way from New York to Ohio.
The Old Firehouse Winery's sparkling Pink Catawba is an elegant addition to any special occasion.
One taste of this blend of Pink Catawba, Steuben, and Reliance grapes and you'll be a convert!
www.sweetwatercellars.com /catawba.html   (200 words)

  
 Mon Ami Restaurant & Historic Winery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Catawba Island wine co-operative, the Catawba Island Wine Company, constructed the winery building that is today's Mon Ami Restaurant and Historic Winery.
The Catawba Island Wine Company was founded by a number of Catawba Island grape growers, although the Ellithorpe, Neal and Laudy families, who were pioneer settlers of the Catawba Island Peninsula, are generally regarded as the principal founders.
With its 130,000 gallon capacity, the Catawba Island Wine Company Winery was the largest winery on Catawba Island and one of the largest in the islands area.
i.b5z.net /i/u/745064/h/index.html   (405 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Niagara & Baco grapes combined with a hint of blueberry to form a sweet red wine.
A semi-dry wine made from the Cayuga grape with a delicate, fruity flavor and an especially pleasant clean aftertaste.
This wine is made from the Native American white grape, Niagara.
www.wine-compass.com /desktopdefault.aspx?tabindex=8&tabid=6&companyid=434c55de-cd8a-4795-a19f-c4e97c7b1dac   (278 words)

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