Vern

They look textbook perfect. Nice job.

Yesterday and today I harvested all my Marquette grapes. Great harvest lots of big clusters, no bugs, no rot, best harvest I’ve had. 30...

Recently i started some plum wine and some itasca white wine. I inoculated with Avante yeast. Both wines started out fermenting fine...

Take it easy, take it easy... not really political, is it? If you think so, kill it...

I use a insect netting and use spring clips at 3 feet. I've had good results.

I remember how harsh and tart my first Marquette tasted when I opened it 6 months after bottling. I just recorked it and put it back in...

I think I’m going to try that, maybe the Marquette will pick up some flavor from the itasca.

One of the things I enjoy about this hobby is that it is an opportunity to meet people or spend more time with good friends. Especially...

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I was planning on harvesting my grapes September 16th, but they are pretty ripe already, the Itasca grapes are a little sweeter than the...

Did you hear about any problems with berry splitting or dropping? I believe @Vern had issues with Verona last year. I’m considering...

I follow the vendor's advice (refrigeration) and the yeast has been good for 3 years so far.

Because they're experts!:rolleyes: Even though they've been wrong about every single climate change prediction since 1856 (yup, look it...