Quote Originally Posted by mikeinmotown View Post
The climate would work if they plant the right vines. Being so close to the water helps. The problem would be the types of grapes they would have to grow. The grapes that grow the best in this type of climate are the sweeter ones. Pt Peele is famous for their Ice Wines.
Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese sound good to me.... as well as "Eiswein"....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerenauslese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trockenbeerenauslese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiswein

One of the top 3 of white wine varieties, the Riesling grape would likely make for a good wine on Belle Isle...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesling