Wine Region: Indiana

Vidal blanc is a French-bred interspecific hybrid that has become especially familiar in Ontario through Icewine. Its French technical profile describes acidic, fairly high-alcohol wines with restrained aroma, while growers in colder North American regions use it across still, sparkling and late-harvest styles. Purdue’s Indiana guidance and Plantgrape’s French profile differ on winter response, a useful reminder that cultivar behaviour depends on climate, site and management.

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