Modeling Land Suitability for Vitis vinifera in Michigan Using Advanced Geospatial Data and Methods (2020)

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Study results

The study found that land suitability for viticulture has expanded and therefore, viticulture can be extended beyond the traditional growing areas.

Suitability modeling results for red vinifera varietals across two of the seventeen studied counties. Example one (left) is Grand Traverse County in northern MI. Example two is Berrien County in the southwest portion of the state.
Suitability analysis results for red vinifera varietals in two of the seventeen studied counties. The example on the left is Grand Traverse County in northern MI. The second example is Berrien County in the southwest portion of the state.


Distribution of land suitability for red vinifera varietals by class. Note that G. Traverse is Grand Traverse.