Aravelle: the extension story behind Cornell's newest grape variety

Aravelle is a new grape variety developed by Dr. Bruce Reisch of Cornell Agri Tech. This Riesling Cayuga White cross has some unique features that address specific challenges faced by growers here in NY State.  For this episode of Extension Out Loud I sat down with Dr. Reisch, Hans Walter Peterson – viticulture specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Louis and Donna Gridley of Gridley Vineyards to talk about the potential of Aravelle and the process of developing and bringing a new variety to market.  Download episode transcript:  (word document)https://cornell.box.com/s/a9si6a131hvo1ys4kihohqzs5xnitfi7