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Glad to see another "upstater" on the forum. I have been away for a while, but want to pass on a little news for those who like wine tours. The Adirondack Central Railway, based out of Utica is running a wine train for the month of April, which btw, has been declared "wine month" by New York...

Greetings fellow vinters! I was just reviewing last years posts to my iinitial inquiries and I have some awesome news...this year's harvest was even larger!! I wasn't even planning on picking my grapes yet, but got a "whiff" last weekend of the vine as I worked nearby in the yard, and when I...

Just an update...first of all, thank all of you who answered my quiries, I am very enthused by your enthusiasm! I have 2 books from the local library...one is "the Backyard Vinter" by Jim Law, and the other is "the Way to Make Wine, How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home", by Sheridan...

Thank you all for your enthusiastic and helpful replies...I look forward to this new adventure and am glad there are plenty of others out there along for the ride....stay tuned for updates and LOTS of further questions!

excuse my ignorance, but I want to make sure that by freezing, you mean as I did previously, in a ziploc freezer bag, no special processing involved? I am serious about attempting this, and when I read the other posts about the types of wine you guys are producing, I feel it's something well...

I live in Oneida County, Upstate NY...sorry but I'm computer illiterate, I could take the photo but it would take 2 hours to figure out how to transfer it to this forum :)

ok, here goes...I have "inherited" a vine that my father planted 20 years ago, and I have no idea what to do with the yearly harvest (about two 5 gallon buckets worth) of puple grapes which range from sweet to tart tasting. Last year I tried to make jelly, but it takes too much sugar and is...