ge e ▁and ▁River land ▁are ▁also ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁plant ings . ▁Else where ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁tri alled ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁Arizona , ▁and ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Vit icult ure ▁ ▁The ▁Ag li an ico ▁v ine ▁bud s ▁early ▁and ▁grows ▁best ▁in ▁dry ▁clim ates ▁with ▁gener ous ▁amounts ▁of ▁sun sh ine . ▁It ▁has ▁good ▁resistance ▁to ▁out break s ▁of ▁o id ium , ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁very ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁Per on os por a . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁low ▁resistance ▁to ▁bot ry tis , ▁but ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁much ▁too ▁t ann ic ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁worth while ▁dess ert ▁wine , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁this ▁noble ▁rot ▁in ▁the ▁v ine yard ▁is ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁vit icult ural ▁ha z ard ▁than ▁an ▁advantage . ▁ ▁The ▁gra pe ▁has ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁rip en ▁late , ▁with ▁har v ests ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁November ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁southern ▁Italy . ▁If ▁the ▁gra pe ▁is ▁picked ▁too ▁early , ▁or ▁with ▁excess ive ▁yields , ▁the ▁gra pe ▁can ▁be ▁ag gress ively ▁t ann ic . ▁The ▁v ine ▁seems ▁to ▁th rive ▁in ▁particularly ▁vol can ic ▁so ils . ▁ ▁W ine ▁styles ▁ ▁W ines ▁produced ▁from ▁Ag li an ico ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁full - b od ied ▁with ▁firm ▁t ann ins ▁and ▁high ▁acid ity , ▁end ow ing ▁them ▁with ▁good