Now is the time to do a little planning.
Would you like to grow grapes in your yard for wine, jelly, eating?
Many people come to our vineyard with ideas of growing grapes. What better fruit is there to grow but the grape, it grows at arm level for easy picking, the fruit is packaged in bite sized containors, taste great and you can even make wine from it.
Here are some resources:
- To find what kind of grapes to grow and to purchase them, I would start with Double A Vineyards. They have a lot of great resources about grapes and you can order them to plant for this spring.
- There are some absolutely fantastic Grape Vine Videos by Tom Zabadal (MSU). There are over 30 of them and they are great to watch while sipping your favorite wine. You may want to start with:
Although the vineyard is still dormant at the time of writing this - we will be pruning next month!
New Section!
(each newsletter will focus on a different variety)
Varietal Focus From Winemakers Magazine
"Concord"
Tips, techniques and a recipe for this cold-tolerant grape.
