Sand grape

Vitis rupestris Scheele is also called the sand grape. It occurs in the mid-South states of Arkansas, Kenmcky, Tennessee, and Oklahoma (Cousins, 2005). One especially positive trait of this species for breeding is resistance to phylloxera. It also roots easily, develops a deep root system, and has high vigor, but like V. riparia, it does not tolerate calcareous soils (Einset and Pratt, 1975 Snyder, 1937). St. George root-stock is a selection of V. rupestris (Cousins, 2005). 

Vermouths are most commonly prepared from grape-based wines, but fruit-based wines made from mango, apple, plum, sand pear, and wild apricot may also be used. These possess distinct physicochemical and sensory qualities from standard vermouths. 

For white wine production, the grapes usually were not stemmed. The crushed grapes were left for six to ten hours before the free-run (separated) juice was drawn off. The pomace was then pressed and the pressed pomace was washed as with red pomace. The fermentation of white musts was done in 2/3-full oak casks. The fermentation was watched daily. The yeast foam was removed. By the sixth day, the fermentation had slowed down sufficiently to then use a fermenting bung. The Italians often use a bag of sand, which they place over the bung-hole. He recommended fermenting room temperatures of 21°-27° C and cellar temperatures of 15.6°-21° C, preferring 15.6° C after the first year. 

Lake Michigan s 300-mile shoreline, with its immense fresh-water sand dunes and golden sunsets, is a popular tourist destination. The area also provides bumper crops of apples, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, plums and grapes during the summer months. If you re driving through, be sure to stop at one of the many roadside stands. 

On the later date quantities of sclerotia of the several collections were enclosed separately in ordinary screen wire and put on the ground under a grape arbor. They were not disturbed until April 6, 1908. On that date, they were brought to the laboratory, placed on moist sand in a covered slender dish and kept at room temperature. 

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