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I'm pretty sure that a Diablo Rojo kit that I made had a small amount of wine juice that was added at the end of fermentation to soften/balance the wine (i.e. table wine). Typically you'll have to use a dose of potassium sorbate in addition to K-meta and only after the wine has completely...

For $10 or $15 you can get a blood oxygen meter off of Amazon...the little thing that clips onto the end of your finger tip. If you're below about ~97%, something's off. If you're in the 80's you need to get yourself to a hospital. Lost an unvaccinated high school friend before Christmas. He...

Getting back to my original question. Probably one of the better articles that's I've come across. Complete with useful illustrations.

"How long does it take to get to and from the property? Can you make the round trip in one day and have a few hours in the vines?" I'm about four hours away during most of the summer, however my parents have a place that's only about two hours away. Looks like I'll probably be making a one or...

I had originally planned on VSP but decided that I simply won't be able to be on-site enough during the growing season to manage it correctly. Someday when I retire, I'll be able to transition this vacation rental property to a permanent residence...at that point I may decide to entertain the...

Great read. Thanks for sharing. I've bookmarked it. For first year vines, is there any need to apply anything (fungicides or otherwise) or can I just let them grow? By not treating, do I risk carrier over of any diseases into next year?

Yes, keeping an eye on the vines is going to be a challenge. I've had issues with JB at my home near metro Detroit. Stripped the all the leaves off of several hops plants and removed a few from some Concord grapes that I was growing. Honestly, I didn't fully appreciate how much "spray"...

Lost our snow last week, so back on the bluff cutting some paths and getting wire installed... well, my wife was cutting the paths. Planting might be slightly more difficult but i wanted to have this work behind me before spring... and I'm planning to use a drill auger attachment to speed...

I came to a similar conclusion, which is why I went ahead with a full irrigation system. If I don't need it after four years, fine...but if I do, it's there and paid for. Luckily, small scale irrigation is pretty cheap. The tricky part for me is that my little vineyard is located at a...

I did come across this paper/report...but obviously it's geared toward the California Central Valley. In Michigan, Spring is quite wet with plenty of rain through the end of May. We really only have two months that I would be concerned about...though I would assume that in sand, the vines...

Hi. New to the forum and have a couple questions regarding watering/irrigation of first year plants. ~50 vines of Marquette. My location is right on the eastern coast of Lake MI (or west coast of the state of MI). Temperatures are moderate and we get an average of roughly 3" of rain per...

I had too much time over Christmas break. As a result, I have added plans to irrigate and changed my vine training plans as well. Seems that TWC will be much simpler to install, improve yield, cost less, and have reduced vine maintenance over VSP/MWC...so pretty easy decision. As for...

Questioning now if I should plant more variety, but was concerned about different ripening schedules, training, etc. Thought it might be more simple to grow one variety...but kinda putting all my eggs in one basket....and there is part of me that would really like to experiment with this...

I've read that slightly higher acidity helps in aging potential. Perhaps that's a factor. I've made Concord wine with grapes that my father had on his farm. I back sweeten just a bit but not to the point of being sweet. The last bottle I had was about 3 years old and it was noticeably less...

I don't think that would be a problem, however the only way a normal guy like me can afford a place like this is to rent it out in the summer...so we're not around very often during the peak season. We are only two miles south of the Frankfort Marina, so pretty easy to find....and of course...

Hello! I came across this site when researching information regarding Marquette grapes. What I found was a 17+ page discussion full of useful and friendly information, so I decided to sign up. :) Next spring I'm putting in a micro-vineyard of 50 plants at what is currently a vacation rental...