As the climate changes, winter is shortening, causing vines and trees to bud earlier in the year, thereby increasing the chances they will be exposed to spring cold snaps and frost that can be ...

For grape growers, this white winter of frigid temperatures has led to a lot of dead buds, mainly from the Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Gris vines meant for making wines. Growers are bracing ...

After a stretch of unseasonably warm weather followed by a hard freeze, a North Jersey vineyard says nearly all of its budding grapevines have been wiped out—potentially impacting wine production in ...