<blushes> aw shucks, thanks Paul. It was great meeting Paul in Nashville at the meeting, who also won a medal for one of his wines. I particularly liked his...
Well, I know it's not much compared to some of you - but I got my little micro-vineyard tilled and a first miniscule row of vines put in this weekend. And it...
Joey, I ve tasted your wine. you know what you re doing. Based on my experience, the reasons small wineries dont make it are: city folk, dreamers, who dont...
I don't know what you guys are talking about... Out here on the west coast, particularily Washington state, it seems to be a method for printing money. Hardly...
The southern Illinois wineries should consider growing some vinifera like Chardonnay and Cabernet F/S to silience their critics. Having grown up in Illinois,...
I always get this backwards... I'm starting to see buds break here in S. Texas... is it too late for Dormant spray? I use Volks oil. I've been delayed all...
Why cave in to rank racism and callow prejudice? When the wines are good, they'll sell. And, in any case, I'd wager that the best Norton in MO/IL will be a...
Uh oh, I sense a smack-down comin'! Tony ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. ...
I lost the gamble, actually. But that was bcz we ran the place badly. We sold every bottle of wine we ever made. Officially started in '77 in Lone Jack as MO...
I have to agree with George on this one from my own experiences. The Posts and Wiedekehrs have pioneered growing vinifera in Arkansas for over 10 years now...
Just as an aside, the Post Familie winery processes over 200,000 gallons of wine a year and Al Wiedekehr will not admit publicly to his production but state...
No Doubt! I think the silencing will come one day when Norton overtakes all vinifera comers as the darling varietal of the nation. I think we'll see the day...
... From: Mike [mailto:scn@...] ... Continue to resist, Mikey. But remember, you can give someone a couple bottles of your wine, and they can give you a...
Last Sunday, I had the pleasure to drink Placer County's first Norton. Drank it at Jenni McCloud's place in VA. Jenni, btw, is well on her way to making Norton...
... From: Mike [mailto:scn@...] ... Mike, It looks like AR has a venerable wine history. What are the state laws that inhibit you from getting a license?...
Tut, tut, guys - go ahead and do it, but don't talk about it, or the IRS may find out. You will find that in-kind exchanges have tax consequences, same as the...
... Correction: everywhere the little guy is; but neverywhere the big corporations are. And with that truism, I've said my last word on the IRS policies. For...
38 of 75 counties are dry and of the 38 wet counties, many have dry precincts. These dry counties are mostly in north AR where the land is most conducive to...
... From: Mike [mailto:scn@...] ... precincts. But does that mean you can't have a winery in a dry county in AR? All counties in NC are dry unless/until...
That is what I have been trying to get changed for Arkansas, but no luck so far. In Arkansas, the only exception for dry counties is private club permits for...
In line with my "grow baco noir instead" mantra. ron ... badly. We sold every bottle of wine we ever made. Officially started in '77 in Lone Jack as MO Bonded...
Hey If I start A vineyard, where do I get wine bottles and corks? And How Do you cram them in the spout? Hust an ignotant guy from ILLINOIS!! Martin -- No...
I'm a long time home brewer/wine maker who also has good luck growing herbs and other edible plants. Unfortunately I have zero experience with growing grapes....
You ve jumped right in with both feet planting own root zinfandel. you are going to have two major problems; peirces disease, an insect born infection that...
My point is from a marketing viewpoint, if IL or MO wants to compete outside of the region then they need to market some vinifera alongside the French Hybrid...
Probably not the best climate for zin. But it might work, who knows--give it a try. But I suspect that your best choices (and they'll never be perfect, since...
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