Veraison to Harvest

On this episode we hear from Kris Kane of 21 Brix Winery and Olde Chautauqua Farms, Jonathan Oakes of Arrowhead Spring Vineyards and Jennifer Phillips-Russo of the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program to discuss grapes and wine in western New York in 2025. Tune in to hear about farm family dynamics, not missing birds, circumstantial ice wine and more.

We've made it to week 8 of the 2025 grape and wine harvest in New York State. A lot of the grapes have been picked, but the fruit that's still hanging is looking great. This week we hear from Amanda Gardner, Alice Wise's grape-growing teammate at Suffolk County Cooperative Extension. Amanda gives us her impressions of their research block, the Long Island season and, yes, spotted lanternflies. Hans Walter-Peterson and Amanda then discuss what to do when there are too many to squish.

The 2025 grape and wine season in New York slows down for nobody. October has come in with a bang: more extreme weather, more spotted lanternfly sightings, super harvest moons, the whole experience. We are joined by Jeremy Schuster, Hans Walter-Peterson and Jennifer Phillips-Russo, who is live on the scene of an SLF hunt in western New York.

From two states and one vineyard, V to H rolls into October. Jennifer Phillips-Russo is live on the scene of a spotted lanternfly project, and Jeremy Schuster, Hans Walter-Peterson and Alice Wise report from their regions to provide the latest harvest updates.

Into each season a little rain must fall, but it was a very little and it's over now. The grape and wine harvest season continues in New York, and the pace seems to be a little less frantic than some years. We talk about the pluses and minuses of an extended vs compressed harvest. No 2025 V to H episode is complete without a spotted lanternfly sighting, and this week some fruit that had been visited by SLF made its way to a research winery. Tune in to hear how that went.

The grapes look and smell great as the harvest in New York continues. Spotted lanternflies are never too far from our thoughts, and possibly even nightmares, but we're carrying on, even if yellow jackets join the party. It's still dry, which is generally good but getting extreme. Hear what's come in and what's still out there on Week 4 of the V to H podcast.

The grapes may or may not be ready for people, but they're apparently ready for all creatures great and small. This week we saw birds, raccoons, a bobcat, and of course, spotted lanternflies as we tracked ripening progress. Join Hans Walter-Peterson, Jennifer Phillips-Russo and Alice Wise as we talk about rain (or lack thereof) and hurrying up and waiting for the bulk of the New York harvest.

This week Jonathan Oakes of Arrowhead Spring Vineyards joins Alice Wise and Jeremy Schuster to catch us up on spring and summer in the Niagara region. We also talk about the birds, the bees and the spotted lanternflies as the dry weather persists across New York State. Who's just about ready to harvest and who isn't? This week on the V to H podcast.

We're back! Veraison is happening, harvest is coming, and the Veraison to Harvest newsletter and podcast are back for 2025. There was no frost damage this spring, so conditions are already looking up. Tune in for the latest information around New York about the weather, the market and the spotted lanternfly.

We are wrapping up the 2024 V to H Season in the eastern most part of the state. The 2024 season was one of extremes on Long Island: extreme cold during the spring, extreme dry during the fall and extreme fruit quality reaching the wineries. We are joined by Kareem Massoud from Paumanok Vineyards and Alice Wise of Suffolk County Cooperative Extension to talk about whether this was an extraordinary year, a harbinger of things to come, or a little of both.