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Here is my line-up: 20 Marquette sulphur sensitivity 1 20 Marquette 1 20 NY76 Aromella 0 20 NY76 Aromella 0 20 NT95 Arandell 2 20 LaCrescent 0 20 Petite Pearl ? 20 Frontenac 1 20 Frontenac Blanc 1 20 Frontenac Gris 1 20 Traminette 0 20 Brianna 1 20 Noiret 0 20 St Vincent 0

Good idea, I'll definitely do that. I have whole rows planned of one variety now instead of breaking up the plants. I will look now to make sure they're in blocks for the sulfur sensitive vs immune (sort of) varieties. I'll have 14 rows of 20 vines and I'll put the sulpher sensitive...

I am trying to decide between metal posts and wood CCA posts. Do the CCA posts leak harmful chemicals into the soil at a high rate? Does anyone have experience with the Mannwerks steel posts? How do you like these posts and do they hold up in the wind?

That's what I like about this site. I get input from actual growers! I can read all I want but it's nice to hear it from people that have experience.

I've been doing my reading from "Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America." I have flat land that is rectangular and I can just as easily go N/S as I can E/W with trellis construction. From the book it says N/S gives better sunlight and it also states in the Powdery Mildew area...

That E.S.6-16-30 sounds like a nice wine too. White wine. Hardy to -31 F with secondary and tertiary buds surviving colder temperatures and producing a crop. This selection ripens to very good chemistry for wine with around 21 Brix and 1% acidity. Very Disease resistant. Wine has very good...

The St Pepin wine from Hid-In_Pines Vineyard was the first one I wanted to try when it got here. I thought it was awesome and agreed with Ibglowins review! It pretty much sealed the deal for me putting it in my little vineyard until I saw the homepage with the LaCrescent bottle with the Gold...

From what I've read, these are both Riesling style varieties. Is there one you prefer over the other as far as wine and as a vine?

How about this variety, does anyone grow this grape?

I've read this is the state wine of Indiana! I've also seen TWC and VSP for canopy management due to high vigor, which is best for this variety? I really like Gewurztraminer, so this is right up my alley!

6 tons is amazing. Double A lists them with medium vigor...so to hear that they grow fast is great information for me. My problem is that I can't decide which to plant (there are a lot of great varieties out there) on somewhat limited space and try to stay somewhat organized. One of my goals...

Another new vine if anyone has any information about this variety as far as the vine and wine, it would be awesome to hear. Starting my own little vineyard and I'm always wondering about people's first hand experience.

Thanks again for the information, grapeman. Simps, that's the kind of stuff I like to hear!

Does anyone have any opinions on Brianna as a vine and a wine?

The Vidal Blanc late harest wine here sells for about $45 a bottle.