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Hello again, Please give me your recommendations on what crusher is the best for our needs. Manual is fine but electrical is fine too. Something not big, easy to operate and of high quality. We will have no more than 200-300lbs of grapes to crush and don't mind destemming them manually. We...

You are right, plastic doesn't like hot sun, attics, garages and sheds. I hide my gardening equipment away from direct sun, in shady areas outdoors. There were several disasters, so I learned my lessons the hard way too. We lived in Raleigh, NC for 4.5 years (6 years for my husband), June 1...

Thank you so much! Will be looking for Italian glass for sure. We have and used 2 Italian 5 gallons carboys, but now need more of big ones.

We actually need 2 more 6 gallons carboys now. They were available yesterday here https://www.grapemust.com/product/fermentation-kit-6-gal-italian-glass-carboy-rubber-stoppers-twin-bubble-airlock/ but my husband missed them. I have to look somewhere else for them. Another $200🤣

I don't know cold hardy they are. Republic of Georgia has very mild winters, very soft and even warm in some locations. But if the grapes were selected to grow somewhere in elevated places, then they may be good for our Utah too. We had 4F one night in 2023. I have to plant my grapevines close...

Double A is now out of stock, I am not sure whether they will continue to sell them or not. I wanted to pre order at least 2-3 vines. I should call Double A and ask.

Good to know, thank you! I regret now that I bought only 1 vine of Saperavi https://doubleavineyards.com/saperavi-grafted. I had 100% rate of survival for any vines sold by Double A. Last spring was very weird. Late frost and snow as late as May 7 killed 1 out of 2 Cab Sauvignon and Saperavi.

Thank you, a very useful information!

Thank you very much for sharing your experience and ideas! We don't have many vineries nearby, but I hope some of them (like one or two) will trust me and allow to volunteer for them. And learn a lot! My husband decided to buy 200lbs of Cabernet Sauvignon from Livermore, CA at the time when we...

A very interesting video, thank you for finding and sharing it. I have to show it to my husband who also wants to make something as simple as possible. As our ancestors did for centuries! The man's name is Georgy (Georgii or Georgiy), and he is from Kavkaz (Caucasus Mountains), former USSR. He...

Great idea, thank you!

Thank you so much! I am going to call local vineyards of course. We are looking for 120-150 lbs. of fresh grapes only since it is our first time making wine from grapes using proper equipment, yeast and some chemicals. Last fall we bought 5 gal of Cab Sauvignon juice from Double A and got 26...

I just found this source. https://www.baywinebrokers.com/ May be the one of the best options for us. But we also would LOVE to buy fresh Utah grown grapes.

Hello, We would like to buy fresh grapes for making our own red wine. We have equipment and want to practice before our own grape vines start producing enough. We are in Utah not far from Salt Lake City and are willing to drive in any direction up to 300 miles in order to pick up grapes...

Interesting, thank you so much for sharing this information! We moved to Utah in Sep. 2021 and immediately started to look for and buy local red wines. And we liked them! Older store in Riverton had a better selection than the one in Herriman. Then they disappeared maybe due to the unfortunate...

Thank you so much for very interesting and useful information! I need to learn a lot.

Thank you for your advice! We are on the border between Herriman and Riverton, not far from Foothills Elementary. On Nextdoor.com our neighborhood is called Riverman 😀. We have a small backyard and a working line 1y.o. active intact German Shepherd who uses our lawn for run and play. So, all...

Thank you so much for this message! I have to learn a lot of new things and get educated.

Thank you! I will let my husband know. We were afraid there won't be enough of Cabs and Frontenac for making wine without adding the rest of the crop. One of our 2 Cab Sauvignon is a 1st year vine, no grapes on it of course. Main producers this year are 1 Concord and 2 Isabella. We will decide...

I edited, thanks a lot😀