NorthernWinos
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In far Northwest Minnesota our local Senator LeRoy Stumpf and his wife Carol started growing grapes a few years ago, just for fun...2 years ago they opened a small family winery...and are doing great.
Today the Garden Club I belong to got a personal tour. Being as many of his neighbors are in the club and were his fund raisers, we got very special treatment..
Here are a few photos...
The Demonstration vineyard...trial of 12 varieties...
Checking the Brix of some Frontenac grapes...
Extreme Viticulture...
Around these parts we have to deal with wildlife...like deer, moose, black bears and other little creatures that love sweet grapes...
The main vineyard...
The Winery....
The Primary Fermentor...
Anyone who has ever been on a dairy farm has seen one of these....a milk bulk tank is the primary....it works great.Valiant grapes were warm and bubbly...
A bladder press...
Only 12 of our club showed up today...
If anyone cares I am 3rd from the left...the little lady in red...
The wine flowed freely....about 1/3 of the wines are from fruits, the rest are from grapes. About half the grape wines are made with juices from New York and California, the rest are locally grown.
And a good time was had by all.....
Edited by: Northern Winos
Today the Garden Club I belong to got a personal tour. Being as many of his neighbors are in the club and were his fund raisers, we got very special treatment..
Here are a few photos...
The Demonstration vineyard...trial of 12 varieties...
Checking the Brix of some Frontenac grapes...
Extreme Viticulture...
Around these parts we have to deal with wildlife...like deer, moose, black bears and other little creatures that love sweet grapes...
The main vineyard...
The Winery....
The Primary Fermentor...
Anyone who has ever been on a dairy farm has seen one of these....a milk bulk tank is the primary....it works great.Valiant grapes were warm and bubbly...
A bladder press...
Only 12 of our club showed up today...
If anyone cares I am 3rd from the left...the little lady in red...
The wine flowed freely....about 1/3 of the wines are from fruits, the rest are from grapes. About half the grape wines are made with juices from New York and California, the rest are locally grown.
And a good time was had by all.....
Edited by: Northern Winos