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I hope that you have a cooperative neighbor. I have been dealing with the same issue; e.g. pesticide drift into my vineyard from the farm next to me. It has been an ongoing problem for the last ten years. I informed him of the issue and provided various literature outlining the sensitivity of...

Know the pain. I'm in the South/Central Susquehanna Valley area and this year has been extremely difficult staying ahead of disaster. Everytime I spray, it rains or it's hot and humid. My orchard has been hit with fireblight, again. Fungal diseases are always a battle in the vineyard. Good Luck!

I concur with herbicide drift damage in the first two pictures. The third picture enlarged shows some signs of Downey Mildew on the underside of leaves. The shoots can become infected and cause deformed shoots.

Grape cane girdler. Use Seven or another insecticde listed for it.

First you need to decide at what rate per acre you want to use for grapes. Reading further into the label, it recommends 1.2 to 3.2 qts. per acre depending if your east or west of the Rockies. So, if you decide to use the 2 qt.per acre rate, the label states how much to use per gallon. Follow...

There's the Eastern Winery Exposition at about the right time of year and in Lancaster, Pa.. Lots of nearby attractions/shopping and motels/hotels. https://easternwineryexposition.com/ Attendance for the "Exhibits Only" is $15 for the day. Plenty of conferences if your so inclined. Only draw...

Thinking outside the box! I really need to come up with something other than the roll and slosh bathtub method. This old back isn't getting any younger. ;)

I like this! Could you post some pictures? Did you drill holes in the pvc pipe? I take it that the carboy sits upside down on the sump pump. Does the pipe go all the way up. Lots of questions; pictures would answer most. TIA.

Here's a site that might have some insight into the "I" inside a diamond. Better be careful with that antique. https://www.glassbottlemarks.com/diamond-i-or-i-inside-a-diamond-mark-seen-on-antique-bottles/

I added plastic feet to my floor corker and use it on a table all the time.

I thought cubes might be best due to the larger surface area per volume. However, I bought some sticks to try this time; they're 3/4"x3/4"x8". Almost seems they were meant to be cubes but never got the final cut. No label on the bag so I don't know much about them other than they were sold as...

Any preferences of oak chips vs. cubes or sticks. Advantages of one over the other?

Me too! :db

I don't think you will advance your cause by telling the Wine Making Talk world that you have a "FURRY" wife. An Italian "fury" or not; she is not going to be happy.;) Upgrades to a shed may be needed as you could possibly be sleeping there for awhile.

I'm still dealing with downed trees! No time for the orchard/vineyard.

What housing and filters did you get in replacement? I had a similar problem and have yet to replace it. TIA

For black rot control, recommendations are; Mancozeb up to 66 days pre-harvest and then switch over to Immunox .

As it turns out, the must started fermenting right on schedule :re. Picture is this morning; day 2

I understand what your saying; but the cherries were fresh picked then frozen without meticulous sorting (some bad ones are probably in the must)so I add the sulfite to keep bad things:tz at bay until the yeast gets going.

Thanks for the advice. Good to know that all is not necessarily lost. Sure would hate to toss 40lbs. of cherries. I'll just take it slow, stir a lot and use a good yeast starter. Thinking about vacuum racking before pitching the yeast to drive off some of the so2; but don't know if it would do...