What is Ripe this Weekend? Grape Ripening Information - Find out what is ready to pick and what it will cost.
Ripening Information
Open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays ONLY - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Vineyard Notes for 2016 Picking Season
Great Crop of Grapes this Year!
Our Retail Vineyard and Honey Farm in Dryden, Michigan will open on Friday, September 2
We are open from 9 to 6, every Friday, Saturday and Sundays (only)
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NOTE - Some vines are still recovering from the Arctic Climate Event that happened a few winters ago - winters of 2013-14 & 2014-15. Those winters killed many of the trunks on the vines and they had to grow new shoots. Some rows did not have as much renewal cane growth last year and have less crop. (Grape clusters grow from last years canes) Most of the vines did fine and have a full crop this year.
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COMMODITY PRICES
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U-Pick Grapes COMMODITY PRICES U-Pick Grapes
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(An average person can pick from 1 to 3 bu/hr - bring lots of friends) 2 bushel (80lb)
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Click here for a printable page that can be taken with you to the vineyard.
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Our Seedless Grapes are Mostly Gone
Best Picking this week is
Niagara (white) and Concord (blue)
(click on the Grape Page Link for more variety info)
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Canadice are ready to pick go to the South ends of the row and lift up the netting. CANADICE IS ALSO A GREAT WINE GRAPE - MAKES A SWEET ROSE STYLE WINE - THEY ARE VERY RIPE NOW. |
Canadice Grape Page |
Rows 16 to 19, & 29 |
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Einset is gone. |
Einset Grape Page | Rows 27 - 28 |
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Reliance is gone.
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Reliance Grape Page | Rows 13 - 14 |
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Niagara is ripe now - wonderful fruity white wine. EASY PICKING! |
Niagara Grape Page |
Rows 58, 59, 71, 72, 87 to 89 |
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Buffalo is ripe. |
Buffalo Grape Page |
Rows 3, 4, 47, 88, 89 |
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St. Pepin is ripe now - Great white wine. |
St. Pepin Grape Page | Rows 61 to 63 |
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Lakemont are gone by now. |
Lakemont Grape Page | Rows 11 & 12 |
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Marquis are most likely gone by now. |
Marquis White | Rows 8 & 9 |
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Suffolk Red are gone. |
Suffolk Grape Page | Rows 22 to 26 |
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Himrod is gone. |
Himrod Grape Page | Rows 20 & 21 |
Jelly Grapes
Best Picking this week is
Niagara (white) and Concord (blue)
(click on the Grape Page Link for more variety info)
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Price are probably gone. |
Price Grape Page | Rows 6 & 7 |
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Delaware is being converted to Niagara! No crop this year. BUT THERE ARE SOME NICE CLUSTERS OF NIAGARA IN THESE ROWS! |
Delaware Grape Page |
Rows 68 to 70 |
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Buffalo is ripe. |
Buffalo Grape Page |
Rows 3, 47, 88, 89 |
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Niagara is ripe now - wonderful fruity white wine. EASY PICKING! |
Niagara Grape Page |
Rows |
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Concord is ripe and easy picking. |
Concord Grape Page |
Rows |
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Steuben is ripe now - wonderful flowery flavor. |
Steuben Grape Page | Row 5 |
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Ny Muscat are gone. |
Muscat Grape Page | Row 50 |
Click here for a printable page that can be taken with you to the vineyard.
Red Wine Grapes
We still have lots of Frontenac, Concord and some DeChaunac & Foch
(click on the Grape Page Link for more variety info)
Frontenac are ripe now - GO TO THE FAR ENDS OF THE ROWS. |
Frontenac Grape Page
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Rows 73 to 77 |
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Dechaunac are ripe now - GO TO THE FAR ENDS OF THE ROWS. |
DeChaunac Grape Page | Rows 51 to 54, 64 to 67 |
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Concord is ripe and easy picking. |
Concord Grape Page | Rows 1, 2, 48 & 49 |
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Foch are ripe now - GO TO THE FAR ENDS OF THE ROWS. |
Foch Grape Page | Rows 42 to 46 |
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Baco is mostly gone. |
Baco Grape Page |
Rows 55-56
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White Wine Grapes
Niagara and Cayuga are best for whites this week!
(click on the Grape Page Link for more variety info)
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St. Pepin is ripe now - Great white wine. |
St. Pepin Grape Page |
Rows 61 to 63 |
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Cayuga is ripe now - go to the south end of the row. |
Cayuga Grape Page | Rows 33 & 34 |
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Niagara is ripe now - wonderful fruity white wine. EASY PICKING! |
Niagara Grape Page |
Rows 58,59,
71, 72, 87 to 89
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White Wine - is ripe now |
White Wine Grape Page | Row 37 |
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Horizon is probably gone. |
Horizon Grape Page | Rows 35 & 41 |
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Seyval is gone. |
Seyval Grape Page | Rows 31 & 32 |
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Vignoles is gone. |
Vignoles Grape Page | Rows 38 & 39 |
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Delaware is being converted to Niagara! No crop this year. BUT THERE ARE SOME NICE CLUSTERS OF NIAGARA IN THESE ROWS! |
Delaware Grape Page | Rows 68 to 70 |
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GW-5 is ripe mid September. |
Gw-5 Grape Page | Row 15 |
