Recent content by dswatson

Thanks!

We are growing the following: White Grapes: L'Acadie Blanc, Louise Swenson, Frontenac Blanc, Osceola Muscat, New York Muscat Red Grapes: Petite Pearl, Marquette, Léon Millot, Castel, Triomphe d'Alsace, Lucie Kuhlmann

Welcome, and good luck! I am also growing grapes in a cool climate (Nova Scotia, Canada).

Welcome. My husband (Ben) and I are new to wine making, but have learned so much from this group already. I'd love to see your other label ideas.. its something I will be working on in the coming months as well.

Here is a short video of our first harvest and pressing:

We harvested yesterday. Brix was 21 and the PH was 2.9. Cold settling now.

Thanks Aaron. Both Castel and Triomphe are grown commercially here in Nova Scotia. Castel is a cross between Cinsault and V. rupestris. Castel is a cold hardy variety, capable of achieving high Brix levels and above average cropping levels. Resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew make it...

Does anyone have any experience with Frontenac Blanc grapes? I'm looking for some advice on when to harvest. They are very soft, have developed some nice colour, and are currently measuring Brix: 21.0 and PH: 2.74. This is our first year harvesting grapes and making wine, so I don't have much...

Here in Nova Scotia, our Petite Pearl is measuring 16 Brix.. we’re going to let it hang for a while yet.

Hello from the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. We will soon be harvesting our first grapes from our little backyard vineyard, and are looking forward to making our first vintage of wine and learning lots about wine making through this forum. We planted a small vineyard (9 rows, 180 vines) in our...