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Thanks so much for the advice you guys! I was really heartbroken thinking I might have to start all over. I will train up a couple shoots for TWC while keeping the VSP for this year. I tried the Leon Millot for the heck of it. They haven't done any worse than the more hardy varieties. I...

I have a small backyard vineyard in Pierre, SD that I planted several years ago. My vines died back to the soil level the first two years, but finally survived a winter last year. So I pruned them this spring. Since it had been so long since I planted them I had forgotten how I planned to...

Thanks turock! I will probably leave it in the primary an extra day. Since I added it there has been a noticeable decrease in fruit/pulp.

Trying to decide if I should add pectic enzyme to my plum wine even though I'm 4 days into primary fermentation. Will it still extract juice or do I just add it when I rack to secondary for clearing. Hmmmmm... Picking mountain of peppers, tomatoes, squash, and melons for the farmers market...

I have about 3 days left in the primary with the fruit and I should get the pectic enzyme in the mail today. If I add it today will it help extract juices? Or should I just add it when I rack to a carboy for clearing?

Thanks for the responses. I used the Pasteur red, pitched yeast on Monday morning and she's been fermenting pretty rapidly. I have another question. I didn't have pectic enzyme when I made the wine so I ordered some. It should be here tomorrow (Monday). Will it hurt anything to add it this...

One neighbor has a bunch of ripe plums and another has ripe Concord grapes, so I plan to make plum wine with a few lbs of grapes fermented with them. All I have on hand for yeast is Pasteur red that has been in the fridge for 6 months. Can I get by with this, or should I order some yeast?

Just did my taxes and got the biggest return of my life! Looks like I can finally buy a nice tiller and still put some away in savings. Made my year after paying in for the last three years while I was a contractor. I'm trying to decide on a kit to buy and where to buy it from. I usually get...

Thanks for your help! I'm going to go with the Leon.

Is there any particular reason to grow Leon Millot over Marechal Foch?

I like the desolation. :) Very cool. What did your brother do at the refuge? I'm a biologist with the state, I do water quality science and fish stuff.

Thanks grapeman! I had found conflicting information about its cold hardiness and it is good to hear from someone in a neighboring region with some firsthand knowledge. Any suggestions for a variety that would complement Marquette for mixing and tolerate my climate?

I'm in the Pierre area.

I'm planning a small vineyard for spring, and I've decided on planting 6 Marquette vines, 3 Brianna, and 3 prairie star. I've been looking for another red wine grape that will withstand my climate. I'm just on the zone 4 side of zones 4/5, and I'm in a bit of a valley where I get late and...

Hola from South Dakota. I'm just getting into winemaking and am planting a small vineyard this coming spring.