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McGuire has trained her palate to be able to taste this nuance — through years of experience in the wine country of Italy, the vineyards of Argentina, and beyond. Today, she uses that expertise in a location that isn’t known for its wine prowess but someday could be — Montana.

Just under 10 wineries exist in Utah and only a few grow their grapes on Utah’s terroir (the others import grapes from California or Idaho). The oldest winery, Castle Creek located in Moab, first planted in 2006 with grapes including Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Of course, because Utah’s most popular religion, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches abstinence, state wineries do not receive much local support. Here is a detailed article on Utah’s surprising wine history.

For the last few years, flavonoids—especially flavones, flavonols and flavanols—have been investigated as inhibitors of blood platelet aggregation. Flavonoids are capable of reducing blood platelet aggregation and the granule secretion induced by different stimulators. This effect is mediated by inhibition of different pathways, such as phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/PKB (AKT), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) ½ [ 40]. Inhibition of the PI3K/PKB pathway is most likely with GSE, because upon stimulation of the P2Y12 receptor the sub-units of the heterotrimeric Gi protein (Gα and the Gβγ dimer) are dissociated and activate different signaling pathways. The Gβγ dimers then activate the PI3K/PKB pathway, which results in activation of the αIIbβ3 integrin (fibrinogen receptor), and subsequent aggregation [ 41, 42]. I have said over and over, ‘You’ve got to let the wine be what it is,’” Roxann McGuire said. “Montana wines are different. Don’t expect them to be what you’re used to — know that they’re different when you try them and enjoy that they’re lighter and fruitier.” All around the world, continuous research is being conducted into phytochemicals with anticoagulant properties. These are considered to be therapeutically better, have more effective anticoagulant or anti-platelet agents, multiple targets, and without so many side-effects [ 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33]. A review of the literature indicates that many herbals reduce clotting via inhibition of coagulation factors. Various models exist to screen for different activity; popular experiments include effects on prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and thrombin time both in vitro and ex vivo, while bleeding time and protection against thromboembolism-induced death are monitored in vivo. Since in vitro activity does not always translate to in vivo activity, continued research in this area is essential [ 34, 35]. So what kinds of grape will grow in Montana? Mark mentions the Valiant, but there are two other grapes we carry that are suitable for USDA Zone 4 in Great Falls. Grape Terminology: What's Hardy Mean?

The MGGA also put together a fantastic video series demonstrating best practices for planting, pruning, and more. Both Tom and Larry conducted a pruning workshop during the conference. Larry recently took over a vineyard on Finley Point in Polson, Montana. Believed to be one of the oldest Montana vineyards originally planted with Pinot grapes, Larry is now nurturing Marquette, Verona and Petite Pearl grapes. Tom advised the workshop attendees in how to best prune these cold hardly grape varieties and was bold enough to hand a brown thumb like me, a.k.a. the Serial Plant Killer, a pair of pruning shears!

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Cabernet Sauvignon. Washington is the 2nd largest wine producer in the nation with a wide array of great wines. The wines with the most potential include Syrah, Bordeaux blends, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc-Sémillon blends. Washington Wine Commission But in the last half-century, researchers — most notably at Cornell University and the University of Minnesota — have been experimenting with breeding V. vinifera with grapes that are indigenous to the United States. Zinfandel and Petite Sirah. Research at the University of Nevada (Reno) started in 2007 to explore the potential for wine grapes in northwestern Nevada. There are now at least 2 wineries in the state. University of Nevada Viticulture