2026 · Coopersville, MI
Vidal Blanc
Sweetened only with its own juice
Picked late from the cleanest clusters. We hold back some sterile-filtered juice and add it back at bottling, so the sweetness is just the grape.
In the glass
Sweet, zesty, fruity and light.
Lemon winery tasting notes
pearpineappleblossomgrapefruit
StyleSemi-sweet white
Picked~Oct 16
The season in this bottle
Humid nights, mildew weather13 nights
3rd highest in 87 seasons
How thirsty the season was (evaporation minus rain)-2.1 in
less water stress than 81 of 87 seasons
Coldest night against the buds' cold limit4°F warmer than the buds' predicted cold limit
riskier winter for buds than 77 of 86 seasons
Compared with every season since 1940 at this vineyard, each counted through November 8. weather records
The site
SoilPerrinton · clay loam
Formed inglacial till
Drainagemoderately well drained
Water for roots4.5 inches, top 3 ft
Elevation699 ft
Slope1.4%, west-facing
Fairly flat, so cold air drains slowly on still nights.
Soil from the USDA soil survey, terrain from USGS elevation.