Great videos. I've probably watched them all. This will be the second year for my 18 vine home vineyard (chambourcin, chancellor, and concord) in southeast PA. Early last year I went through the trouble of creating straight deep edges along all rows with a spade shovel. It really helps to hold back the grass and weeds from growing inward, and also helps to drain some water away as well. Just wanted to share that timely idea here. Please keep up the great work!
It’d be awesome if you done a video on Marquette. I started a small 25 plant vineyard of Marquette and find it hard to find information on those grape varietals. Nice videos and keep ‘‘em coming.
Great video! thanks for sharing your knowledge. For your irrigation in the vineyard, do you have any special methods for irrigation? i have heard of drip irrigation or other methods.
Also 6B in Rhode Island. Similar to you, not very dry, but very fertile soil. What grapes do you find have the shortest season and are fool proof for you?
Marquette is very early and fool proof but the birds love the small berries. Traminette is mid September for me and will probably be a little later in Rhode island. Your hardiness zone will indicate if they will survive the winter but does not indicate the length and intensity of the growing season. I suspect we are a bit warmer in Pittsburgh but you probably get more sun. Any Vinifera will require a lot of sprays. Most hybrids will as well but not nearly as much. You can also consider Gruner Veltliner, Alvarinho, or Cabernet Franc if you would like some vinifera. I have heard great things about Petite Pearl but do not have experience with it. I have also made great wines with Chancellor but it is best if blended with a little vinifera, like Merlot. Often the grapes that growers rave about are a pain for the winemaker. And the grapes that winemakers rave about are a pain for the grower.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Thank you for the detailed information. Although we are making wines very differently I appreciate all the hard work and information you're sharing with everyone.
Hey great video!! Always enjoy and have learned alot from watching this channel!! I my question is do you fertilize your vines at all?? This is my 3rd growing season so I am a year behind ya! I have 30 Catawba vines and 30 Le Crescent!!
Hi Eric. Thanks for the great feedback. I fertilized the first year with some 10-10-10 and some some compost tea. At the end of each year I sent my soil out to Penn State for testing. I have found that it had a surplus of N-P-K and most micronutrients for European grapes so I have actually been trying to pull some out by bagging the grass over the last couple years. The previous owners were bigtime gardeners so I think they put a lot of work I to the soil in the area. Great for getting the vines started but the vegetative growth is a little aggressive. I have to really watch the fruit zone to make sure it doesn't get shaded from all the leaves. The ability to split the canopy with the smart dyson trellis will likely be very helpful as the vines mature.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel ok thanks I didn't and haven't fertilized mine since I planted them and they seem to be struggling a bit so I have been thinking about using a 10-10-10 or a 13-13-13 this year just to see if they would respond well! I am using a top wire set up and I have a few that have barely made it there I still need to add some ph to it as well according to the soil sample I sent into kansas state university a while back
10-10-10 is pretty mild. Some literature will suggest spreading a few oz around each vine for the first year to kickstart them. If they are growing slow, I wouldn't hesitate to give them a little boost this spring. Other things to think about are water, light, organic matter and soil compaction. I wouldn't get too carried away with soil nutrition since too much can cause some trouble down the road but light is critical. If there is anything shading the vines, try to eliminate it. Water is helpful now but can be a problem later. Too much water can lead to excessive canopy growth and berry splitting. Definitely send out for a soil test. They are about $9 for the Penn State test plus a few bucks for a shipping label and will get you all sorted out.
Hi, is it too much work to cover the rows with clear plastic bags to prevent frosting? Is it something can be done? Also, what’s the difference purposely icing the buds by spaying water (how does it protect) and frost by nature? Thanks
Covering them would work if you had one or two vines but is a stretch for anything beyond that. Last year I bought two huge rolls of plastic to cover the grapes and it was a train wreck. The trellis basically creates a sail and with unusually cold weather usually comes unusually high winds. I think with enough wind you could blow the posts down. It didn't end up helping much either. For a gentle frost it would help but we had a freeze where the temps hit about 25F. I am setup to ice over them if needed this year but I don't want to have to do that. It is basically a last resort, hail mary pass. Icing can be very effective though, even much below 32F
Love watching your videos, I've really jumped into winemaking last fall and I'm considering vines, I'm in wisconsin so a little limited to varieties. looking forward to your next vids I've learned a ton from you..
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Could you like to show us your spray program? When and what are you spraying during the season. Thank you
I love your videos. I made my first wine watching your videos 🙂
Great videos. I've probably watched them all. This will be the second year for my 18 vine home vineyard (chambourcin, chancellor, and concord) in southeast PA. Early last year I went through the trouble of creating straight deep edges along all rows with a spade shovel. It really helps to hold back the grass and weeds from growing inward, and also helps to drain some water away as well. Just wanted to share that timely idea here. Please keep up the great work!
It’d be awesome if you done a video on Marquette. I started a small 25 plant vineyard of Marquette and find it hard to find information on those grape varietals. Nice videos and keep ‘‘em coming.
In zone 9a in CA. We prune in late winter/early spring usually Feb or Mar at the latest
Love your channel. It is helping me to reinforce the learning in my WSET course. Thank you so much for making these videos! Cheers!!🙏 🍇 🍷
Great video! thanks for sharing your knowledge. For your irrigation in the vineyard, do you have any special methods for irrigation? i have heard of drip irrigation or other methods.
i’d really love more about caring for the vineyard... super interesting
Looking good. Nice job 👍🏻
Also 6B in Rhode Island. Similar to you, not very dry, but very fertile soil. What grapes do you find have the shortest season and are fool proof for you?
Marquette is very early and fool proof but the birds love the small berries. Traminette is mid September for me and will probably be a little later in Rhode island. Your hardiness zone will indicate if they will survive the winter but does not indicate the length and intensity of the growing season. I suspect we are a bit warmer in Pittsburgh but you probably get more sun. Any Vinifera will require a lot of sprays. Most hybrids will as well but not nearly as much. You can also consider Gruner Veltliner, Alvarinho, or Cabernet Franc if you would like some vinifera. I have heard great things about Petite Pearl but do not have experience with it. I have also made great wines with Chancellor but it is best if blended with a little vinifera, like Merlot. Often the grapes that growers rave about are a pain for the winemaker. And the grapes that winemakers rave about are a pain for the grower.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Thank you for the detailed information. Although we are making wines very differently I appreciate all the hard work and information you're sharing with everyone.
Thank the information!!!!!
Hey great video!! Always enjoy and have learned alot from watching this channel!! I my question is do you fertilize your vines at all?? This is my 3rd growing season so I am a year behind ya! I have 30 Catawba vines and 30 Le Crescent!!
Hi Eric. Thanks for the great feedback. I fertilized the first year with some 10-10-10 and some some compost tea. At the end of each year I sent my soil out to Penn State for testing. I have found that it had a surplus of N-P-K and most micronutrients for European grapes so I have actually been trying to pull some out by bagging the grass over the last couple years. The previous owners were bigtime gardeners so I think they put a lot of work I to the soil in the area. Great for getting the vines started but the vegetative growth is a little aggressive. I have to really watch the fruit zone to make sure it doesn't get shaded from all the leaves. The ability to split the canopy with the smart dyson trellis will likely be very helpful as the vines mature.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel ok thanks I didn't and haven't fertilized mine since I planted them and they seem to be struggling a bit so I have been thinking about using a 10-10-10 or a 13-13-13 this year just to see if they would respond well! I am using a top wire set up and I have a few that have barely made it there I still need to add some ph to it as well according to the soil sample I sent into kansas state university a while back
10-10-10 is pretty mild. Some literature will suggest spreading a few oz around each vine for the first year to kickstart them. If they are growing slow, I wouldn't hesitate to give them a little boost this spring. Other things to think about are water, light, organic matter and soil compaction. I wouldn't get too carried away with soil nutrition since too much can cause some trouble down the road but light is critical. If there is anything shading the vines, try to eliminate it. Water is helpful now but can be a problem later. Too much water can lead to excessive canopy growth and berry splitting. Definitely send out for a soil test. They are about $9 for the Penn State test plus a few bucks for a shipping label and will get you all sorted out.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel do you happen to have a link to the penn state soil test?
Hi, is it too much work to cover the rows with clear plastic bags to prevent frosting? Is it something can be done? Also, what’s the difference purposely icing the buds by spaying water (how does it protect) and frost by nature? Thanks
Covering them would work if you had one or two vines but is a stretch for anything beyond that. Last year I bought two huge rolls of plastic to cover the grapes and it was a train wreck. The trellis basically creates a sail and with unusually cold weather usually comes unusually high winds. I think with enough wind you could blow the posts down. It didn't end up helping much either. For a gentle frost it would help but we had a freeze where the temps hit about 25F. I am setup to ice over them if needed this year but I don't want to have to do that. It is basically a last resort, hail mary pass. Icing can be very effective though, even much below 32F
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Thank you for the reply. We’ll keep watching & following you 🙏
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel can I ask - what are you doing for weed control / hilling up / keeping vine rows clean - are you plowing ?
Love watching your videos, I've really jumped into winemaking last fall and I'm considering vines, I'm in wisconsin so a little limited to varieties. looking forward to your next vids I've learned a ton from you..