The following was a part of an email regarding haskap potential for wine and was sent to Bob Bors after the Vitinord Conference a week ago in Quebec. We share it with permission:
The Vitinord conference was a great time... The most interesting thing I found had nothing to do with grapes at all! The Haskap - blue honeysuckle - is a plant from Japan / eastern Russia that is incredibly hardy. I have tasted wine made from this by Jim Warren, who is consulting with a winery in Manitoba. The jam that Bob Bors brought made from this fruit was wonderful. Can't wait to get more information and perhaps plant some in Peterborough for winemaking, jam and eating purposes...
--- Larry Paterson (www.littlefatwino.com)
