Montana wants to be the next wine country
Rows of grapevines at Willow Mountain Winery in Corvallis, Montana. (Photo courtesy of Lena Beck)
Marquette grapes on the vine at Willow Mountain Winery in Corvallis, Montana. (Photo courtesy of Lena Beck)
Wine barrels sit outside at Willow Mountain Winery in Corvallis, Montana. (Photo courtesy of Lena Beck)
Roxann McGuire walks through the rows at Willow Mountain Winery to taste grapes for the combination of sweetness and acid that tells her they are ready for harvest. (Photo courtesy of Lena Beck)
Roxann McGuire breaks open a marquette grape on her palm at Willow Mountain Winery. These grapes are not quite ready for harvest. (Photo courtesy of Lena Beck)
It was a warm morning in early September, and Roxann McGuire was walking through the crop rows at Willow Mountain Winery, strategically sampling grapes off the vines. With every grape she tasted, she was looking for the signature combination of acid and sweetness that tells her the grape is ready to be harvested....
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