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I’m not a big producer either. Coincidentally, my rows are also about 200’. Yeah I know on Valiant. MN is not the authority on Valiants though being developed at SDSU. Table Mountain is one of the only remaining wineries I know making wine commercially from Valiant. But I figured out how...

What was that supposed to read?

Are crimson pearl clusters as small as petit pearl? That’s one reason why I’m replacing some of my present Valiant vines with Noiret. Berry weight is 50% larger and fewer seeds per berry.

I just ordered one.

FWIW Here in Colorado we are likely drier in the summer. So mildew is rare. But as for cold hardiness, I haven’t had many problems with Cold weather varieties even thru the -10 to -20 stretches. I have Frontenac, Marquette, Valiant, Aurore and Noiret. A few I have are even Zone 6. My...

I tried that and stitched it together with cord. It worked ok at the top. But raccoons tore it up underneath. I weigh mine down on the ground with rocks and boards. It doesn’t stop raccoons. But they don’t tear nets up as bad giving access to all of the birds. But whatever works for you.

Here is some good info on stopping fermentation. https://eckraus.com/wine-making-stop-fermentation/

The growth with 4’ tall was a little high for my 12’ wide netting. I think most are about 42” or so.

I have both of those varieties as well. And that was the problem I had when 5’ high. Canes grew and hung down. But I had a lot of clusters near the top wire or higher. The netting was really tight when anchored on the ground. Birds could work with beak and claws to get to the clusters and do...

Ditto on the comfort. Just be careful that vines don’t become so tall that bird netting has to be so awkwardly sized.

Because they won’t let me make wine at work!? Honestly though, I like having a vineyard and growing grapes. Making wine from my own grapes is the next step in the challenge.

Zinfandel Valiant Frontenac Pinot Grigio Marquette Noiret Blends of the above Aurore Apricot Cherry Apple Pear Mead Dandelion

Dandelion wine that I made 2 yrs ago. Tasty.

I haven’t tried this. But found it in a 1976 Winemakers Recipe Handbook 3 lb Raspberry 7 pints of water 2.25 lb sugar 1/2 tsp acid blend 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme 1 campden tablet Wine Yeast is all it lists. Probably a little research is needed for yeast. But it seems like a clean yeast would be...

Thank you. That all makes sense.

I am looking for advice on running a second batch of pear wine. A little history. I had 60+pounds of pears on the ground mostly that fell from my 2 pear trees after harvesting some for ourselves. I picked them up, sorted, rinsed and cut into chunks and got about 40# of fruit. Then I added a...

If you want to check to be sure the honey you are buying is pure or real, here is a link to some tips. https://www.mybeeline.co/en/p/how-to-check-the-purity-of-honey-at-home

Clearing could have been from cold stabilization. I put carboys in the garage a lot to clear wine a little better when I can.

Never thought of bulk aging wine in carboys as decor. That looks nice.