Search results

Winemaking Talk - Winemaking Forum

Help Support Winemaking Talk - Winemaking Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. V

    Home Vineyard for Central Illinois

    I used 10' treated post buried 4' deep. For wire it is #9 at 5'6". My reds are 25% marquette, 25% verona a d 50% petite pearl Whites frontenac blanc and itasca 50/50. All do very well and are well received by friends. 9
  2. V

    Home Vineyard for Central Illinois

    These are only my thoughts, first determine how much wine you want to make. Plan on 4 bottles per vine. I would also research various varieties and taste these. You may also blend to your taste. I would suggest a high wire cordons spacing around 7 feet. Works well for me in northern...
  3. V

    Wine Tasting Party - Family, Friends & Homemade Wine

    Wish I could have joined.
  4. V

    Local wine supply store going out of business

    My local store is also discontinuing selling wine products. More customers for beer than wine.
  5. V

    Looking forAdvice on a DIY blower/sprayer

    I use the middle size, it puts out the same amount of liquid per plant as a battery pack back pack sprayer. It looks like a fine mist but the leaves are completely covered with liquid. Both sides as opposed to back pack which only covered one side.
  6. V

    Looking forAdvice on a DIY blower/sprayer

    I have a Stihl, works great
  7. V

    Post a Meme, any Meme! (no politics)

    Si So true.
  8. V

    Harvest days

    They look textbook perfect. Nice job.
  9. V

    Eating grapes from birds, help me, how can i stop definitely?!

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

    Leaf disease trouble

    You may want to aquire this, Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide. Available Perdue Education Store , wwwedustore.purdue.edu. a free PDF is also available from the store. This will help you make decisions as to what is needed and when to use. It contains lots of useful information.
  11. V

    I’m a little worried

    I noticed the same, last year thousands and this year only a few.
  12. V

    Post a Meme, any Meme! (no politics)

    2.5 to 3", even then one would have to restrike as the concrete set.
  13. V

    Post a Meme, any Meme! (no politics)

    This photo was real. Being a concrete contractor I saw this photo around 15 or do years ago in a concrete contractor magazine. Can't remember the exact cause but I think the Civil engineer or surveyor was at fault. This photo was part of a article about blinding following a plan.
  14. V

    Advice for a new Winemaker using 3 juice kits - Noirette, Marquette, and Cayuga White

    My experience only, Marquette takes 18 months to drink. I opened a 2017 Marquette last week , it really improved in the last 2 years. Just my opinion but its the difference between drinkable and really good.
  15. V

    Captan price

    I always found it better to prevent a hangover than trying to cure one. Just my thoughts.
  16. V

    how did you start winemaking?

    I meant the clover wine was terrible, sorry,
  17. V

    how did you start winemaking?

    Around 12 years ago I came home from work and found that my wife picked buckets of clover flowers. She informed me that her uncles of Italian heritage made wine and she was making some wine. She comes from a college professor background, I came from a agriculture background. I felt she...
  18. V

    Normal first year vine grow?

    I have noticed the same on mine. In year two they were almost equal. Year 3 all looked equal in growth.
Back
Top