Ripening Information for Week 7, October 16, 17, 18, 2009 - LAST WEEKEND TO PICK CONCORD GRAPES - LOTS LEFT - WE ARE CLOSING THIS SUNDAY ON Oct 18.
Open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays only - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
1-19 lbs. .80/lb. * ½ bu (20 lbs.) or more .73/lb. * 5 bu (200 lbs.) or more .65/lb. * 10 bu. (400 lbs.) or more .58/lb.

Special Note - 2009
LOTS OF CONCORD LEFT IN BACK VINEYARD - ROWS 83 TO 86


Juice and Jelly Grapes - CONCORD IS READY - 8+ Rows to Pick!
Price
Price has been picked out.
Rows 6 & 7
Muscat
NY Muscat is gone.
Rows 10 & 50
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Delaware
Lots of Delaware are ripe now - best picking for white wine grapes.
Rows 68 to 70
Buffalo
There is still Buffalo left.
Rows 3, 4 & 47
Marquis
Marquis will have first crop next year.
Rows 8 & 9
Niagara
Niagara had a lot of winter damage but there is a small amount ready now.
58, 59, 71, 72, 87 to 89
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Concord
HUGE CROP OF CONCORD IS RIPE NOW! 8+ ROWS TO PICK! BEST PICKING IN THE BACK - ROWS 83 TO 86
Rows 1, 2, 48 & 49, 83 to 86
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Steuben
Steuben is ripe if you pick the black clusters.
Row 5
Seedless Grapes - You must go to the far ends of the rows.
Canadice
Some Canadice is still left - better picking at the far end of the row.
Rows 16 to 19
  Einset
Einset is gone.
Rows 27, 28
Suffolk
Suffolk Red had severe winter damage, They were not even pruned - but there a some in the row if you want to walk a bit.
Rows 22 to 26
Himrod
Himrod is mostly picked out.
Rows 20 & 21
Venus
Few Venus grapes are available this year.
Row 30
Reliance
Reliance is ripe now - much better picking at the far end of the row .
Rows 13 & 14
Lakemont
Lakemont is mostly picked out.
Rows 11 & 12
Red Wine Grapes - Good time to make a great Concord Wine!
Foch
Most of the Foch is gone but I did find a few more bushels that just ripened up.
Rows 42 to 46
Baco
Most of the Baco is gone.
55-56, 51-54 & 64-67
Frontenac
Frontenac grapes have been picked out.
Rows 73 to 77
Dechaunac
A lot of DeChaunac grapes have been picked out.
Rows 51 to 54, 64 to 67
White Wine Grapes! - A lot of white grapes have been picked - but still some left - easier to see now - try some Delaware
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Horizon
Horizon is ripe now.

Rows 35 & 41
St. Pepin
A lot of St.Peping is gone but there are sill a few bushels left.
Rows 61 to 63
Seyval
Some Seyval may still be left.
Rows 31 & 32
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Vignoles
Vignoles are ripe now.
Rows 38 & 39
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Delaware
Lots of Delaware are ripe now - best picking for white wine grapes.
Rows 68 to 70
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GW-5
Geneva#5 is ripe now.
Row 15
Cayuga
There still may be some Cayuga left - most is gone .
Rows 33 & 34
Niagara
Niagara had a lot of winter damage but there is a small amount ready now.
58, 59, 71, 72, 87 to 89
Chardonnel
Chardonell is probably gone - but you can check.
Row 60
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White Wine
The Generic white wine grape are ripe now.
Row 37