MrHerbington
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Hello everyone, I planted my first grape vines this year, meanwhile trying out some grape juice kits. Some experience with brewing beer, though I was interested in winemaking 10 years ago already, but could not find any suitable grape juice kits in Finland. Now I can get multiple different brands of grape juice kits and will be doing them until I get my own grapes (or some other grape source).
My first two vines are "Hazaine Sladkii" (Vitis vinifera x amurensis) and "Zilga" (Vitis Labruscana) which SHOULD endure harsh winters of the north. I also have Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris seeds in the fridge in cold treatment as they need cold to germinate, hoping to grow them inside first and then plant them next year. Also trying to find some cold tolerant variants to plant next year, some pure Vitis vinifera would be nice. Everything will be Red, as I dislike white wines.
Funny thing is that even if you make actual grape wine in Finland, you cannot call it wine, but instead it is "fermented alcoholic beverage made from grapes" as Finland has not registered as official winemaking country in the EU. That applies only to selling it, and I'm making wine solely for personal use.
My first two vines are "Hazaine Sladkii" (Vitis vinifera x amurensis) and "Zilga" (Vitis Labruscana) which SHOULD endure harsh winters of the north. I also have Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris seeds in the fridge in cold treatment as they need cold to germinate, hoping to grow them inside first and then plant them next year. Also trying to find some cold tolerant variants to plant next year, some pure Vitis vinifera would be nice. Everything will be Red, as I dislike white wines.
Funny thing is that even if you make actual grape wine in Finland, you cannot call it wine, but instead it is "fermented alcoholic beverage made from grapes" as Finland has not registered as official winemaking country in the EU. That applies only to selling it, and I'm making wine solely for personal use.
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