Mitchell Vineyard U-Pick Grape Harvest
The Mitchell Vineyard is a beautiful, six acre u-pick vineyard owned and operated with care by David Mitchell, who started and owned the Wine and Hop Shop until 2012. He painstakingly grows and cares for 11+ varieties of grapes that are great for eating, making jam, and, most importantly, making wine. The Mitchell Vineyard is located just outside of Oregon, WI, at
4252 Sunny Ridge Road
Oregon, WI 53575
Below is a table of the different grapes that will be available, what type of grape they are, when they will be ripe to pick, and how the harvest is looking. Below is a description of each grape. For more information visit the Mitchell Vineyard website.
Grape Harvest Information 2017
Grape Variety | Type of Grape | Estimated Picking Start Date | Sugar/Brix | Grape Crop Prognosis |
Concord | Purple - Jam, Eating, Wine | Picking now | 16 | Getting low |
Foch | Red - Wine | Picking now | 21-22 | Almost gone |
Frontenac | Red - Wine, Port | Picking now | Almost gone | |
Marquette | Red - Wine | Done | Gone | |
St. Croix | Red - Wine | Done | Gone | |
LaCrescent | White - Wine, Aromatic | Picking now | Almost gone | |
Prairie Star | White - Wine, Full-Bodied | Done | Gone | |
St. Pepin | White - Wine | Done | Gone | |
Delaware | Pink - Wine, Sparkling, Eating | Done | Gone | |
Somerset | Table Grape, Eating | Done | Gone | |
Aromella (Muscat) | White - Wine | Now | Almost gone | |
Petit Pearl | Red - Wine | Now | 16 | Small |
2017 Prices per pound
Grape Variety | 0-30 lb | 31-100 lb | 100-300 lb | 300-1000 lb | 1000+ lb |
Concord | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.15 | .90 | .85 |
Foch | .99 | .97 | .95 | .90 | .85 |
Frontenac | .98 | .95 | .92 | .90 | n/a |
Marquette | 1.00 | .97 | .95 | .90 | n/a |
St. Croix | .98 | .95 | .93 | .90 | n/a |
La Crescent | .98 | .92 | .89 | .86 | n/a |
Prairie Star | 1.25 | .94 | .89 | n/a | n/a |
St. Pepin | 1.05 | 1.00 | .95 | n/a | n/a |
Delaware | 1.40 | 1.00 | .95 | .92 | .85 |
Somerset | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.00 | .90 | n/a |
Aromella (Muscat) | 1.30 | 1.20 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Petit Pearl | 1.00 | .95 | n/a | n/a | n/a |