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Just joined the forum and saw this thread. I live in Wisconsin and am growing Frontenac (3 vines) and Frontnac Gris (3 vines). This fall was year 3 and produced enough fruit for 5 gallons of juice each (about 5 bushels of each). I made my own press from a kit available on eBay. The vines are...

Again thanks Jim. I think you've convinced me that trying to get a sweeter wine isn't worth the risk. As they say (harsh but true) garbage in garbage out. My brix being on the lower end to start resulted in a wine made from less mature "green" grapes and lack of a sweet taste. A learning...

Only if I bottle immediately. I plan to bulk age for a while.

Thanks Julie but respectfully I would have to disagree. If concentrate were the same as sugar then we would all be making wine from simple syrup (sugar water). The fact is that concentrates (which wine kits are made of) carry the properties of the varietal from which they are derived. Those...

Thanks Bill. Yes, the Frontenac is a cold climate wine grape developed by the University of Minnesota. I've always wanted to try my hand at growing grapes and discovered this varietal while dining at a restaurant in Northern Wisconsin where they served Frontenac wine. So I purchased some vines...

Hi Jim and thanks. The PH is now at 3.6 so I don't think I want to drive it any higher at the risk of turning the wine too flat tasting and from what I've read also making it more susceptible to spoilage (apparently that's why kits have you add potassium sorbate before bottling). The SG started...

Hi all, New to the forum. I have just finished my first wine from homegrown grapes. I have 6 three year old vines. Three are Frontenac and three are Frontenac Gris. I harvested and pressed 5 gallons each of juice this past fall. I've bottled the Gris and I think it will be good (fermented with...

Greetings all from Wisconsin (Oconomowoc). I've jumped into winemaking after planting 6 Frontenac vines (3 Frontenac and 3 Frontenac Gris). They are now going on 4 years old and I harvested my first crop this last fall - 5 gallons each and started my first wine from fresh grapes:db. I look...