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Grapeman, I understand your points on top-wire spur vs top-wire cane; however, one question - why not mid-wire cane and position them in the vertical shoot positioning upward (VSP)? I read places that Marquette is a semi-upright growing varietal, and thus I'm confused why you would train it to...

Okay - does that mean I should cane or spur prune? Thank you.

havlikn, Love the post - very interesting reading and seeing all of your progress and additions. Last May, I planted my first rows of vineyard (Foch and Marquette), and added to that this year and am up to a measly 144 vines on 4 rows. Located in central Wisconsin (near Portage), I went through...

I can't comment on whether your wine will be flawed, as I'm still a newbie myself - hoping your wine will be okay. However, I can relate - I was recently racking a 6 gallon batch and during racking made some Kmeta mixture up, put the mixture into a bottle of wine, which I then dumped into the...

Does anyone have experience purchasing commercial equipment through The Vintner Vault? http://www.thevintnervault.com/ Considering a larger jacketed fermentation vessel and/or jacketed storage vessel (potentially variable capacity, but looking for something closer to the 100 - 200 gallon...

Steve, I purchased a vacuum pump from you back in the winter and we spoke for some time on the phone - Would love to hear more about anyone's plans to go pick from local vineyards, etc. -Zach

Incredible setup, job well done to you and your family!

Thank you Craig, Stickman, and Norcal - appreciate the quick, insightful responses. Being new, it's hard to decipher what is a "young" taste, that will subside with time, versus what is "off" taste that should not be there. Also, I will definitely take your recommendation going forward and pitch...

Good afternoon all - this is my first post, but I want to first extend a significant thank you to each and everyone's contributions to this forum. I started making wine from kits about 15 months ago, and recently transitioned to a batch from grapes (10 gallons of frozen Cabernet must from Brehm...