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I'm sure duration and intensity of the smoke comes into play. I didn't really notice it until the second racking for some reason. All part of the adventure.

Just racked my 2021 Marquette again and it definitely has a smoky bouquet or should I say aroma! Because of all the California fires this last summer, my grapes were bathed in dense smoke for months. I was curious at the time how it would effect my wine this year. No discernable taste, just the...

Thanks for the advice BigH, it's appreciated.

Curious what kind of yeast everyone has been using with their Marquette grapes?

Would love to get 10 lbs. average. How long have your vines been growing? Do you have decent soil?

Yes, definitely pruning to control yield and the vigorous growth of the Marquette vine. But I've had very inconsistent yield vine to vine. Some producing over 8 lbs., others 1-2 lbs. My soil is poor, clay, and I live in a high desert region with lot's of wind. Used a post hole drill to go at...

I've only been harvesting for three years- 2017- planted 2018- vine development 2019- 61 lbs. only allowed 50% of grapes to remain being third year of growth 2020- 20 lbs. had a hard freeze in June, wiped out 2/3 of my grapes 2021- 181 lbs. best year so far 2022- ?? looking forward to see how...

Thanks montanarick. This gives me something else to consider. Thanks BigH. Thankfully we mainly get deer in our front yard. So far I have been able to control the vigor and my yields have been increasing every year.

Retrain or not retrain? I wish I had found this forum and thread when I planted in 2017. I have 42 Marquette vines and originally used three wire VSP. But after reading this thread and viewing how Rich, grapeman, has had great success with TWC and Mod GDC, is it possible to retrain my vines? I...

Finished my wine barrel water feature this spring.