... My Nortons must just be problem vines. They grab hold of each other like lovers. They don't seem to twist as tight as when they grab a wire or post, but...
Lee, I have several varieties that do this and several that don't. However, in the wide world of grapes, more varieties DON'T than DO. It's a percentage...
Hi Jack, I see your health is still encouraged by your taste for the vine culture. Any chance of having you visit us in Boerne to talk shop and enjoy the...
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Glen, I'll keep the invitation on hold until I get past the next month or two. Too much happening during this time -- not health related, but family. But you...
... However, in the wide world of grapes, more varieties DON'T than DO. It's a percentage thing.... ... I knew it! They're just doing it to aggravate me.........
I have some 3 year old Lacrosse vines that are loaded with small grape clusters. I believe I am suppose to thin these grapes to maintain their hardiness. I am...
One cluster per shoot is a good rule of thumb, if the vines are healthy and doing well. This assumes you have pruned the vine well so that there weren't a...
Thought I would pass this on. Home winemakers in CA can now share wine with friends and enter competitions. (Until now, that was all illegal, albeit seldom...
We expanded our vineyard this spring, and the new planting is 11 degrees south of SE. With this row orientation, I notice the sun does not get to the...
I'm a midwesterner. If you are still east of a north south orientation. then you get more sun on the western side of the trellis. Opening up or leaf pulling...
Kieth, I'm at 49 degrees north, on a west slope above a lake. The varieties are p. noir, chardonnay. Yes, the orientation is to the s.w. Dave ... From:...
Hi, Dave, If your rows run 11 degrees S of SE, then it seems like the sun would hit the west side BEFORE noon, not after, so I don't understand the 2pm ...
You must be in Canada (if you aren't in Europe). West slope I would make sure they are open to the East side for sure. May be far enough North to be open on...
I'm in southern BC. I'm in the Creston valley, winter hardiness zone 6. The same as nothern Texas. We are influenced by the Japanese current in the Pacific....
How are things in Portland? Is your bloom over? I might be a tad off saying 2:00. It could be closer to 1:00, but not earlier. ... From: KENTON ERWIN...
Been a while since I had some BC wine. Was real good. Good growing area from what I've read and heard. Wish I didn't get below 0şF. I would check with other...
I suspect that a lot of you know this movie about the 1976 Paris Tasting is being released. Here is their website: http://www.bottleshockthemovie.com/ Mark...
Well, thatıs pretty cute, and certainly will be a movie for all of us to enjoy! But. I knew Steve Spurrier, and Steve Spurrier is NOT a British wine...
... From: Mark Hart ... Thanks, Mark. I did not know about it, but I will certainly catch it. Perhaps a "Sideways" with some actual wine content? Dan S....
... Dan, Dan, what are you SAYING??! Didnıt we all learn to love CA pinot, and hate CA merlot, in Sideways? :) I mean, talk about ³wine content² .... g ...
Not to mention opening your friend's '92 Byron in the car and then passing him a glass... what a commercial for drinking and driving! ;) ... pinot, and ... ...
Hi All, From the things I've read and heard discussed, it sounds like KHCO3 is a good erradicant for many grape mildews but is not preventative. I was...
Aaron, Iıve only done it once: morning bicarb, late afternoon mancozeb and something else, I canıt remember what... I was having a very bad year for fungus....
Just read an article in Wine Business Monthly about row orientation and for northern vineyards the author suggested a approximately 345- 350ş orientation form...
George, Ive had the trailer to this movie posted on my WineBlog (http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/wineblognew.asp) ever since February 5th, but I really...
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:12 PM, easyliving22861 <easyliving22861@...> ... Hey EasyLiving, I've copied this message to the grapesrus@yahoogroups.com...
Merlot is hard to grow well in California, I think you'd have an extra tough time in LA. I use clone 181, and have had good results, but it's picked for...
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