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The Daniel Vineyards is a family-owned estate winery located in
Dr. Daniel has grown 116 varieties of grapes since founding the vineyard, 14 of which are in production as of 2013:
* Cornell University Hybrids ( Cayuga White, Chardonel, Traminette)
* French-American Hybrids ( Seyval blanc, St. Vincent, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles)
* Native American ( Norton)
* Swenson Hybrids (Brianna, Esprit, and Sabrevois)
* University of Minnesota Hybrids ( Frontenac, La Crescent, and Marquette)
Red wines include Baco noir, Blackberry, Frontenac, Marquette, Norton, Port, Pink, Sabrevois, St. Croix, and St. Vincent. White wines include Brianna, Cayuga, Chardonel, Esprit, La Crescent, Seyval, Traminette, Vidal Blanc, and Vignoles. The best selling wine is the blackberry wine, which is made from all blackberries and no grapes. It has won two bronze medals, two silver medals, and one gold medal.
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Crab Orchard, West Virginia
Crab Orchard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,678 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Crab Orchard is located at (37.740792, -81.229307).
According to the United States Census B ...
. The vineyard was created in 1990 at the former location of the Twin Oaks Golf Course by Doctor C. Richard Daniel, a retired radiologist. About are used for vineyards, with an additional acreage for blackberries and for blueberries
Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' within the genus ''Vaccinium''. ''Vaccinium'' also includes cranberries, bi ...
. Visitors are allowed to pick their own blueberries when in season.
The vineyard is over above sea level, so cultivars were chosen that thrive in a cold climate. These cultivars are disease resistant and use a special trellis, the "Vertical Shoot Positioning V-shaped system", developed by Dr. Daniel. By 2007 Daniel Vineyards was West Virginia's largest winery. It has hosted the West Virginia Spring Wine Festival each year since 1999. In 2008 the West Virginia Department of Conservation rated the vineyard as the third best conservation farm in West Virginia, due in part to features such as deer training fences and vegetation around the vineyard such as Canadian hemlock
''Tsuga canadensis'', also known as eastern hemlock, eastern hemlock-spruce, or Canadian hemlock, and in the French-speaking regions of Canada as ''pruche du Canada'', is a coniferous tree native to eastern North America. It is the state tree of ...
, Lombardy poplar, and roses. Special events such as birthdays and weddings are held at the vineyard.
Varieties of grapes
Dr. Daniel has grown 116 varieties of grapes since founding the vineyard, 14 of which are in production as of 2013:
* Cornell University Hybrids ( Cayuga White, Chardonel, Traminette)
* French-American Hybrids ( Seyval blanc, St. Vincent, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles)
* Native American ( Norton)
* Swenson Hybrids (Brianna, Esprit, and Sabrevois)
* University of Minnesota Hybrids ( Frontenac, La Crescent, and Marquette)
Red wines include Baco noir, Blackberry, Frontenac, Marquette, Norton, Port, Pink, Sabrevois, St. Croix, and St. Vincent. White wines include Brianna, Cayuga, Chardonel, Esprit, La Crescent, Seyval, Traminette, Vidal Blanc, and Vignoles. The best selling wine is the blackberry wine, which is made from all blackberries and no grapes. It has won two bronze medals, two silver medals, and one gold medal.
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