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Funny, I am on my third year of grape growing in a 30+ year old vineyard that came with my house purchase. Lots of time and hard work to grow grapes for wild birds! I see it this way, it's all been a learning opportunity that keeps on going, and eventually I will get to produce some wine.

Thanks for the replies. I have now completely rewired the existing trellis, removed the excess/rotting posts, and got the existing vines ready for the season...at least I might get one more year to see what kind of grapes are there now. Meanwhile, I planned out a 6th row of only 10 test vines...

Well, I started working on fixing the existing trellis...pulled out all of the wire and was able to come-up with a longer-mid term plan to re-wire everything and remove some of the posts. The existing trellis was built with wood posts every 6-10 feet, so I'm able to remove some to end up with...

Thanks! I'm in South Jersey...Atlantic/Camden County border...also in the Outer Coastal Plain. It's a great area for wine and grape growing.

Congrats. IMO, grad school is the perfect time to improve upon your hobby...speaking for myself, but if I had a wine making or brewing hobby in undergrad I probably would not have gone out as much, having that kind of hobby is a more enticing reason to stay home.

NJ here. I'm very new to winemaking and also grape growing. My first wine (from a kit) is currently bulk ageing for the last 10 months. I'm about to rack it again and take a taste. I'd definitely like to get more involved in the discussion here...so much to learn.

Thanks, yes this sounds like the best way to go. I have 5 rows now, which take up about half of the available space in that location. The rows are around 300 ft long, but I shortened them last week by 50 feet in pulling out a few of the vines...reason is because they were just too close to a...

Hey Tony, what are you doing with the soil in between planting?

Thanks for the reply. I agree, I felt a little sad when pulling them out...I considered trying the grafting thing, but also like you pointed out, there is a lot of buildup of disease. It's not that I want to totally eliminate the concords, but not knowing what else I have makes it difficult...

Hello. A couple of years ago I purchased a home with 6 acres and a small .25 acre vineyard, which originally had about 200 vines. The previous owners built the vineyard in the 80's and I'm not sure what the grapes are. A neighbor said concord, and ives, and i know there are some whites. The...

Hi Grapeman, just want to say I have learned a lot by reading your posts. In this picture, what is the row orientation? Just curious because I'm evaluating approximately 3.5 acres of my property for an acre planting, but the problem is that the contiguous space is wooded. from that pic it looks...

I have read a lot about "over-oaked" wine but nothing to describe what's so bad about it. Personally, I have never tasted an over-oaked wine as I am a big fan of oak. Has anyone ever tasted a commercial "over-oaked" wine and can you provide some details on what exactly that tastes like? I have...

As far as I have read...the depth of the end post should be 3' - 4' deep if using earth anchors and if the rows are less than 600' long, depending on your soil (lighter = less length at that depth). I don't know anything about concrete or gravel, but I assume it can be filled with dirt...

Hi All, As I said in my intro thread, last year I purchased a home and property with an established half acre vineyard. The vineyard has been in place for at least 20 years, but could be as old as 40. There are five rows with about 40 +/- vines per row. For its entire existence the vineyard was...

Thanks for the tip...I'm pretty sure there are some Concords, but I know for sure there is a mix of reds and whites, as well as different red varieties. I was also told there was at least one "Ives" vine...though I don't know which vine it is.

Thanks! I'm in South Jersey...Hammonton area.

South Jersey, Atlantic County area

Hi. Last year I purchased a house and ~6 acres with a half acre vineyard (5 rows, ~200 vines). The vineyard is at least 20 years old and was well managed for the most part, until the owner passed away in 2010. After that it was let go. I spent much of last year trying to learn as much as I...

Depending on where you are...this book is thought as the must have resource for any grape grower in the East. http://palspublishing.cals.cornell.edu/nra_order.taf?_function=detail&pr_id=178&_UserReference=0E03A