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Yikes!! Not what you want to see in the forecast just as buds emerge... Up here in Templeton, I am hoping the weather guys are right and...

Hopefully it is too warm to stick to the buds.

Just got this forecast for today/tonight ... Pretty worried about this and right after bud break.

great catch! These typically (not sure if always) have a good amount of methanol (CH3OH), a big no no to consume.

Just in case anyone isn't clear on this, denatured alcohol it toxic, so don't drink any wine samples that have been tested in this way.

Jam makers have a couple ways to test for pectin and CJJ Berry mentions one of them to identify haze: Add 100 ml of methylated spirit...

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing you around.

I expect that this soggy soil is temporary. I have dealt with crown gall on other rootstocks too. I have to deal with heavy clay soil...

No it likes dry meager soils it does well in sandy soils it’s okay with moderate wetness but it will rot and get crown galls easily in...

Interesting, I thought SO4 was average, at best, in dry soils. edit: https://www.winegrowers.info/rootstocks/SO4.htm

SO4 is the rootstock for you, then! It should be ok in soggy soil. If you don't have to water it, even better.

Nice I’ll take a look. Also big tip the best yeast for Zinfandel in my opinion is RP-15.

💯 Just had a community ferment and experienced that with 20g of zin must...

Zinfandel is my favorite red grape since we don’t do Zinfandel at the winery I have a local contact I get Zinfandel fruit from and make...

It’s a good rootstock for basically any kind of soil. It is tricky though as it has some quirky habits. Generally speaking most of my...