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Anybody here grow their own grapes, make their own wine?

Discussion in 'Drink, Smoke, and Fine Dining' started by velocetwo, Aug 28, 2010.

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  1. Kaivball

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  2. vincent355

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    #27 vincent355, Apr 7, 2011
    Bud break on our vines just a few days ago!
     
  3. velocetwo

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    #28 velocetwo, Apr 8, 2011
    By the date on the picture he should be making wine!
     
  4. velocetwo

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    Due to the gopher issue I am going to use some wire baskets to keep them from destroying everything. In the past I would bait them , but my Rat Terrier may eat the poison, so I am using the baskets. about six years ago I lost 20 bare root fruit trees to the buggers

    All vines in and irrigation works, now we just need to wait ....
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  5. velocetwo

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  6. Kaivball

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    #31 Kaivball, Apr 10, 2011
    He is. :)

    Kai
     
  7. velocetwo

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  8. caseykimma

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    #33 caseykimma, Apr 29, 2011
    interesting thread...looking forward to watching the story unfold
     
  9. Far Out

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    #34 Far Out, May 3, 2011
    +1

    I heard that there's a rule that if you post about growing your grapes on an internet forum, every member is entitled to a bottle of the first wine :eek: :D
     
  10. velocetwo

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    #35 velocetwo, May 3, 2011
    Hmmm....

    approx. 4000 bottles per acre

    currently 88 thousand members on F chat

    That's 22 acres of vineyard

    about 1000 vines per acre

    I have to plant 22, 000 vines Ouch!
     
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    #37 vincent355, May 8, 2011
    Cool. Ours are really going right now.
     
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    #39 Silver Lusso, May 12, 2011
    Great pics - looks like you're just a few days away from bloom. That's an exciting time in the growing season. Best of luck!
     
  15. velocetwo

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    #41 ZUL8TR, Jun 15, 2011
    Great thread! Don't know how I missed it before.

    Used to live in N Calif and spent every weekend wandering wine country. I really favor Foothills wines. Close friends have a vineyard & winery in Somerset/Fair Play. I like the tannins and briariness that comes from the foothills. The heat and terrior help with some really awesomely intense red wines.

    I gave up on my dream to get 40 acres up there and plant Zinfnadel, Petite Sirah, and Sangiovese. Barbera would be another one that would work well in that area.

    If you want to go Super Tuscan, you will need to add in Merlot of Cab, but personally, I'd take a look at Malbec first and get some opinions on how it will fair over the more traditional Cab/Merlot in your area.
     
  17. velocetwo

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    #43 LetsJet, Jun 29, 2011
    Congrats!

    Is this for your own consumption or are you planning on selling?
     
  19. velocetwo

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    #44 velocetwo, Jul 1, 2011
    just me
     
  20. Far Out

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    #45 Far Out, Jul 1, 2011
    How many bottles do you expect to get from your vineyard?
     
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    #46 velocetwo, Jul 3, 2011
    about 150 bottles, but I have another 40 vines that I will plant this fall.
     
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    #47 Far Out, Jul 3, 2011
    So over the year you have about 2 days to drink a bottle? Sounds good to me! :D
     
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    #48 carguyjohn350, Jul 3, 2011
    Great thread! I had a laugh that I recognized the word terroir from that James May program. I guess I learned something. :)
     
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    #49 Gilles Villeneuve, Jul 10, 2011
    My father has some vineyards in Madeira, the grapes are used to make Madeira Wine, that I'm sure you all have drank :)
     
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