SUMMERHILLVINES
Junior Member
I recently signed on, but have been lurking and reading for several months. I have made 2 batches so far. Neither are bottled yet. Actually they won't ever be "bottled'. I am going with the bag-in-box system. Both batches are from juice collected last season and frozen until time permitted. I have enough for one more 6-gal batch. By then I may have fresh berries to play with.
The grapes are several varieties of muscadines. I have no idea what those varieties are. Hope to get that narrowed down some this summer. I bought the place with 85 established vines, but they were untended for several years due to illness of the previous owner.
I replaced several rotted posts, restrung the trellises and pruned the vines this winter. I had to remove a lot of old, diseased and damaged wood and more "newer" growth than normal to get the vines back on the wires and untangled.
The info from this site has been a really big help so far. I'll probably post a summary of what I did and how I did it before I start the last batch, and ask for advice and comments.
All you muscadine experts out there, tighten your chin straps. I'm gonna have some questions for you.
This a fun site to wander around in. Lots of good stuff. Keep up the good work!
The grapes are several varieties of muscadines. I have no idea what those varieties are. Hope to get that narrowed down some this summer. I bought the place with 85 established vines, but they were untended for several years due to illness of the previous owner.
I replaced several rotted posts, restrung the trellises and pruned the vines this winter. I had to remove a lot of old, diseased and damaged wood and more "newer" growth than normal to get the vines back on the wires and untangled.
The info from this site has been a really big help so far. I'll probably post a summary of what I did and how I did it before I start the last batch, and ask for advice and comments.
All you muscadine experts out there, tighten your chin straps. I'm gonna have some questions for you.
This a fun site to wander around in. Lots of good stuff. Keep up the good work!
