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I to have a bad sort of metallic smell in my red grape wine. I'm thinking oxidation. The taste is not bad but the smell is tough to get by. Any ideas how to save it.

I have made several batches of blackberry wine in the past. I have always frozen my fruit the. Allowed it to thaw in a clean fermenter. Once thawed I run all the berries through a blender add to another fermenter and start. All the seeds will settle out as well as the pulp. Rack till clear.

Give them some time. Some plants are just a little slower than others. If you got them from a nursery did they come with a guarantee too? Even in my vineyard with older vins some leaf out as much as a week ahead of others.

In just going to say. My vineyard is 8yrs old. My wires for my middle posts are through the the post. A 3/8 wood bit works great and I have not had any post problems. I am in western WA in a very wet area. I used 6in pressure treated posts and have had no problems. Through the post wires are...

I used option one with a 6 in x 8ft post with the anchor. If I had to do it again I would do the same thing

I agree with grapeman also. My rows are about 70 to 80 feet and I have anchor braces on the ends. I used 3ft metal posts and drove them all the way in then did the standard wire twist from the ground to about 3/4 up my end post. For my trellis wire I also used a ratcheting device on the ends so...

Crusher/destemers are really nice to have. I have about 180 vines and harvest about 1500 lbs. With yours you should really get the 400 to 800 lbs after a few years. You may also want to look into rentals in the area and sometimes even wine clubs will have one.

My home vineyard is about 250 vines. I'm usually in the vineyard one day a week especially after bud break. My vines are 7 years old now. I also have a drip system set up to water with so that helps a lot. Count on spending a fair amount of time out there especially the older they get.

Planting more than one variety will not hurt at all. Just make sure you know where they are. I mark my posts with a number just to keep track and to help come harvest time when you have folks helping you. As for rooting I have always used a rooting hormone and put them in dirt in a plastic bag...

I have to agree with grapeman. I have about a quarter acre in Gig Harbor WA. My vineyard is a handful for me. It is important to get a spray program in place as well as posts and wire. Oregon Vineyard Supply is a great resource for you to look into. Just remember to have fun and enjoy the wine.

Leon is good producer but kicks out a lighter wine. About PN color. Good taste with minor blackberry and cherry flavors.

Hi all. As spring is approaching I am starting to prune my vineyard. I will have some cuttings if anyone is interested. My varieties are PN 667, PN 777, Agria, Leon Millot and Dornfelder. If your interested message me.

Here here. It is about over but then the holiday stuff starts. After all only 61 days till Christmas.

I have to agree it really is getting old. The bad thing is the Christmas ads will start then. After all its only 61 days till Christmas.

Harvest was amazing. 625 lbs of Leon Millot and 550 of Pinot Noir. After a 48 hr cold soak I'm in full blown fermentation. I will press off the skins by the end of the week. My starting numbers for Leon pH 3.4 and brix 23. Pinot pH 3.37 with brix 22 the color is amazing and its tasting good. I...

There are some great cold hardy grapes that the university of Minnesota has been working on. I'm not sure of any Pinot clones but they do great in MN

Has anyone done a wine like this or is there a good recipe out there. My wife really wants me to get one going since my pear-blueberry dessert wine turned out so nice.

We just finished up our harvest here in Gig Harbor WA. Wound up with about 500lbs of Leon Millot, brix finished at 23 with a pH of 3.4. My Pinot Noir was about 400 lbs with a finish brix of 22 and a pH of 3.38. I'm really happy to have it all done before the next big rain storm hits. The cold...

I have about 80 6 yr old Leon Millot. About 20 Dornfelder 28 Agria and 50 Pinot noir 667 on 101-14 root stalk and 30 777 PN on 101-14. All vines are at least 6-7 yrs old.

Ok so here goes. I have a small vineyard in Gig Harbor WA. I make a little wine all the pets have there own label. The pointer is Madison and her wine is blackberry. Pepper is the little one hers is a second. Lexi is my cab/merlot and Paulie passed away but his Pinot Noir has won a couple...