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Which direction is the wall facing? Anyway you could upload a picture? That would help with vine support ideas. In that climate you have a lot of options but the direction the wall is facing and general microclimate conditions of your location could cause more or less freezing events and change...

I have been trying to decide what is the best way to stop lateral movement by trained vines. I don't like the look of bamboo in the vineyard and they sometimes slide down too. Agties seem to slide around quite a bit and I worry about girdling from the rubber band ties. Branch ties are enticing...

I have used Double A nursery both times. Great service, really flexible and always trying to help you. Plus I had 7 vines not grow last year and they are sending me replacements free of charge. Just an all around great business. If your going with a Cab, definitely speak to them about which...

Very tough little clusters. We did a test crushing and pressing and got over 20% more juice while using pectic enzyme compared to not using anything. As for growing I think they will have enough vigor. We have them on single wire and there is more than enough vigor to support our 8 foot...

I thought I would start a thread to show the progress of my newest addition to my vineyard this year. I will be planting 300 Chardonel vines grafted on 3309 rootstock. You will see the three rows at the top of the hill that I planted last year. Those are a mixture of vines from Marquette to...

Just a curiosity post. I just started fermenting this kit and it involved a packet of toasted oak. I thought this was strange for this type of white but its not like I have a whole lot of experience in this hobby. I just really disliked oak on my Chardonnay's but learned it was because I only...

Definitely sediment and the last 3 or 4 bottles are cloudy so those will be used for topping up. It was just a Chardonnay kit that will be drank in the next few months so I didn't really care about filtering. I have a Chardonnay that was made from fresh grapes that I cold stabilized and have...

So just bottled 29 kit Chardonnay's with the enolmatic and Portuguese floor corker. Why I didn't invest sooner I'll never know but that was great. Loved being able to slip a bottle into the filler while I corked and got other bottles ready. I highly recommend an automatic filler to anyone else...

Nope all the cuttings were already underground so they are fine. It is really setting back the schedule since we are getting hit again tomorrow. Should be fine though since we will have access to some greenhouse space to get them started.

So I was given the enolmatic and tandem filter as a bonus :) but now I need to find filters and decide which pore size. I have checked presque isles and their prices seem reasonable. Is there a better selection elsewhere? Which pore size should i get for red and white?

Well we just got the chambourcin in luckily before our big snow storm is supposed to hit. Ill believe that when I see it. The tombstone looking things are the markers so I don't have to try and remember or not lose the map. I really hope I don't have to use them as tombstones.

Yes I have looked at those and have been shopping around for transfer/bottling pumps for sometime but haven't had anyone explain to me yet how to make one work for both or what exactly I'll need for each setup which is why I have been hesitant. I have a working relationship with this guy and he...

Personally no but I have drank some wine made by commercial wineries in the area and I would liken it to young cab franc. Does have very nice color/tannins and some dark fruit characteristics but was high on acid(makes sense since its from cab franc/Norton parentage). I know deacidification was...

The picture shows two inline to the bottler. Do you use two also? I know its like using a 2 sequence pad and frame filter that can also be used in just 1 sequence, just didn't know if its a big hindrance to the bottler. What do you think I should offer? I can't find any used ones online

So I know someone that just "found" an Enolmatic and Tandem filter and he asked if I would like them. They are heavily used but were well taken care of and still in the original boxes with supplies and instructions. We will be talking about this in the next couple days but I was just wanting...