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54663 853 Road

Pierce NE 68767

402-329-6774

Hours:

January-April

Friday, Saturday and Sunday  1:00 pm-5:00 pm 

May-December

Wednesday-Saturday

11:00 am-6:00 pm,

Sunday 1:00 pm-6:00 pm

Closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve Day, New Year's Day, Super Bowl Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Grape Varieties

Cuthills Vineyards is not contracting with anymore growers.  For more information about growing grapes check out www.nebraskawine.com (Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Association) or contact Paul Read Department of Horticulture at the University of Nebraska Lincoln E-mail: pread@unl.edu  402-472-2854

Marechal Foch—red French hybrid small berries, small clusters, used for a blush and light red table wine. 

deChaunac—red French hybrid medium berries and large clusters, used for a blush and heavy red table wine. 

St. Croix—red French hybrid medium berries and medium to large clusters, used in red table wines. 

LaCrosse—white French hybrid medium berries and small to medium clusters, used in a variety of white table wines and sparkling wine. 

Leon Millot—red French hybrid small berries and small clusters, used in red table wines. 

Trollhaugen—blue to black Swenson hybrid small seedless berries and small to medium clusters, used in sweet red table wines and as a fresh eating grape. 

Petite Jewel—red Swenson hybrid small seedless berries and small to medium clusters, used in sweet white table wines and as a fresh eating grape. 

Prairie Star (White) Low to moderate vigor, productive. Clusters medium size, cylindrical, compact, berries small to medium. Very disease resistant, good 2-4-D resistant. Medium acid and sugar. Hardy zones 3 B to 4 A.     An Elmer Swenson hybrid used in white table wines. 

Petite Amie

Brianna

Traminette

 

Suggested Fruits Other Than Grapes

Aronia (black chokeberry), Wild Plums,  Red Raspberries, Mulberries, Blueberries, Apricots, Cherries, Pears   For fruits other than grapes best grown in Nebraska contact: Jim Hruskoci at UNL Extension Horticulure http://hort4.unl.edu/fruit/  jhruskoc@unlnotes.unl.edu 

Grape Plant Sources

Winterhaven Vineyard and Nursery  Winterhaven Vineyard and Nursery specializes in the newest cold hardy wine grapes from the University of Minnesota and Elmer Swenson.  Largest supplier of LaCrescent, Frontenac Gris, and Marquette.  18103-628th Ave.  Janesville, MN 56048  Home #: 507-234-5469  Cell #: 507-317-7914  e-mail: order@winterhavengrapevines.com

 

Bluebird Nursery  Tom Hamernik 519 Bryan Street Clarkson, NE 68629 Tele: 800-356-9164 Fax: 402/892-3738

 

Great River Vineyard  Minnesota grapes, wine grapes, table grapes, juice and jelly grapes!  Cold Climate Grapevine Nursery.   Barb and John Marshall 35680 Highway 61 Blvd. Lake City, MN 55041   Toll free:  877-345-3531   E-mail: grapes@rconnect.com
 

Turnbull Nursery Inc  Write or call for a catalog.  Phone: 716-337-3812  FAX: 716-337-0318  10036 Versailles Plank Rd North Collins, NY 14111  American, French hybrids, American premium and seedless varieties.

Saint Francois Vineyards  1669 Pine Ridge Trail Park Hills, MO 63601 Phone/Fax: 573/431-4294  Ed Daugherty  Traminette, Norton - Chambourcin, Mars, custom propagation of American and French HybridsI

Foster Grapevines Concord Nurseries, Inc.  Phone: 800-223-2211, 716-337-2485  10175 Mile Block Rd North Collins NY 14111-9770  Good selection of eastern grape varieties. 

Double A Vineyards  10277 Christy Road Fredonia, NY 14063 Phone: 716-672-8493  e-mail: vine@doubleavineyards.com

Bailey's Nursery  Email: plants@baileynurseries.com (form)  Phone:651.459.9744; Toll-Free, 800.829.8898  Fax: Local, 651.459.5100; Toll-Free, 800.829.8894  Head Office
1325 Bailey Road  St. Paul, MN 55119

 

Lake Sylvia Vineyard Nursery  13835 51st Ave South Haven, MN 55382   Small quantities of named, and some numbered Swenson varieties.  Phone: 612-236-7685

Northwind Nursery & Orchards  Phone: 612-389-4920  Email: northwind9@juno.com  7910  335th Ave NW Princeton, MN 55371-4915  A decent selection of hardy table and juice grapes. 

 

Other helpful web sites

 

 
"Making Table Wine at Home", a 44 page booklet covering the basics of home
winemaking: http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/WineGrape/Homewine/index.htm
 
Index of Dr. Bruce Zoecklein's excellent enology newsletter, "Vintner's
Corner":
http://www.fst.vt.edu/zoecklein/index.html
 
Cornell's "Wine and Juice Varieties for Cool Climates" bulletin:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/reisch/bulletin/wine/
 
Cornell's "Table Grape Varieties for Cool Climates" bulletin:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/reisch/bulletin/table/
 
Cornell's "Grape Pages" site:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/GrapePagesIndex.html
 
Bruce Bordelon's talk to Iowa growers: "Grape Cultivars for the Upper
Midwest":
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/wsfeb01/cultivars.html

www.wineamerica.org

American Vintners Association

 

 

Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)  Area Office in Kansas 816-221-4036, FAX: 402-493-3685, 2707 N 108th St Suite 202 Omaha NE 68164  When starting a winery and getting licensed...you need to contact these people.

 

Nebraska Liquor Control Commission  Office building at 301 Centennial Mall South  Lincoln NE   Mailing address PO Box 95046 Lincoln NE 68509-5046  Phone: 402-471-2571  FAX: 402-471-2814  When starting a winery and getting licensed...you need to contact these people.

 

Minnesota Grape Growers Association  The information this group shares is very helpful to growing grapes in Nebraska!

 

 

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