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Well, I saw and had to let pass a couple of very nice stainless steel crusher destemmers. After a year of fencing the acreage, installing a 150 vine vineyard, and gearing up all my wine making gear, my wife said enough... So when I happened across this inexpensive powered crusher I thought hey...

ugh yes I forget how much behind we are seasonally up here in Canada

Thank you CD. Are you saying you will be blending at crush coming up this fall or last fall? I am very interested in your results. RT

Interesting, I will read more on that H. Yah voles are my biggest worry. Tough to know what is going on until the snow melts...

Hello all, been on the site for a little time but thought I should to the proper intro. I have been , along with my family making wine for years. In the last year I decided I really wanted to ramp it up. This spring we put in the beginning of our vineyard with 150 vines, 3 varieties. Getting...

Excellent, thank you. RT

Ok thank you NorCal. A quick check of my planned fermentation spreadsheet (which I downloaded from a link you provided sometime ago, thank you) I planned on using BM4X4 for my pinot red and ICV-GRE for the rose i will be making via saignee.

What an incredible thread! Now considering a cold soak for my upcoming Pinot Noir batch. Question, after the crush and before the cold soak, would you SO2 then or after it comes out of the chiller and warming up for for fermenting?

Hi all, The moles are ripping up my vineyard. What does everyone use for moles? Also, as we head into winter what do you use for vole/mouse protection over the winter months so the don;t chew all the bark? Thank you, RT

Hi all, This is my first year I am planning to do a blend. I will be getting: 300 lbs Cab Sauv 100 lbs merlot 100 lbs petit verdot. I have 2 questions, when is the best time to blend? Not long before bottling or much sooner? Also I have always made 5-6 gallon batches before so all my...

Hi all, preparing for fall and wondering if anyone primary ferments in carboys for squeezed whites? txs RT

Hi all, unfortunately our incredible source of grapes that are brought in every year from California has fallen through. Usually we would get from Star Grocery in Trail. I am wondering if any one knows of any one bringing in grapes from California or elsewhere preferably into the Kootenays or...

https://www.grapegrowers.bc.ca/vine-sources Here’s a great place to start. ordered from both vine tech and also mori vines. Ron Fournier is a great resource. C

So I started my vineyard this year after years of thinking about it. I am in southern BC Canada, but not in the okanagan belt known for great wines. Our winters can be a bit colder and more snow. I planted 3 varieties to test out their cold hardiness. (potentially will plant out the full 2...

HI there, giving this a bump in case some sees it that has some ideas. Thank you,

Hi there, i am looking to re-use many of my 7' wooden posts to establish some new runs. However with depth of bury, i need to extend them. I found what I need here.. https://www.orchardvalleysupply.com/products/post-extenders?variant=15121863430 however I wondering if anyone knows of a source...