Backyard Vineyard Walk Through - Year 4
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2021
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In this video, we are going to take a walk through the small backyard vineyard. I will show what has been easy to grow as well as some grape varieties that have been more difficult. The grape varieties planted in the backyard vineyard are Merlot, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Blaufrankisch, Traminette, Noiret, and Marquette. Growing grapes in your backyard can be a very enjoyable experience and is a great next step as a winemaker. All of the grapes in this video are wine grapes as opposed to table grapes that would more often be thin skinned and seedless. - Наука та технологія
This was super fun to watch! I'm hoping when I buy a place I can set up something like this!
What a beautiful space! I know very little about winemaking, but I just love and am soaking up all the knowledge you're sharing!
Awesome video! Thanks! I was surprised seeing Merlot growing so well. I often read that for not that warm climates Cab Fran and Cab Sauvignon are better suited. Glad to see my favourite grape doing well in this climate!
Checking in after seeing your first vineyard video. Looks amazing!
Great video, and so full of intelligent information. Thank you
The vineyard looks amazing. We just planted ours this year. We planted Petite Pearl and Verona. We have 52 vines. With regard to your Marquette... it makes fantastic wine.
Beautiful.
Really nice! Keep up the good job!
Such a professional job managing your vineyard. Do you grow any table grapes sir?
Nice work and nice grape. Good luck! From Ukraine.
Noiret, Traminette and Frontenac for me.
I'm trying traminette and cabernet sauvignon here in Cincinnati a similar climate to you in my small backyard planting this year
Beautiful vineyard. As a suggested topic, can you discuss propagating new vines from cuttings.
Nice job! I have enjoyed watching this vid and your progress. Please share more vine/vineyard mgmt vids.Why not add mustards with the roses like in Napa?
Alvarinho is very typical of the north of Portugal, it makes very light and fresh white wine! It's so important that all the wines made in this region have a specific name which is "Green Wines" - Vinho Verde. So if your making wine in Portugal it can be "Green" or "Not Green" whether it made in the Region of Minho or not. The name "Green" has nothing to do with the actual color of the wine or ripeness of the grapes, it just referes to the geografic location. Just a fun fact!
Oh wow, thanks for the info! I would love to visit sometime.
Do you work professionally as a winemaker as well? If so I would love to buy a bottle of your wine. I got a 2 year applied science in winemaking and your channel has been a huge help to review and apply what I've learned.
I don't but I make a lot of wine and read a lot of probably the same textbooks that you have for your courses. That's not to say I won't work professionally in the future but currently I am an Engineer for my day job.
If you had to start all over again, would you still choose the Smart Dyson for your trellis system or do you wish you had tried a different one? Thank you so much for all of the awesome wine making and vineyard videos!
Thanks for the video. I'm planning a similar sized vineyard. I'm in southern PA. Have you experienced any problems with spotted lantern flies in your area? Thanks.
How do you keep the vines weed free underneath?
It doesn't look like you do not use organic approaches to disease and pest management, but if you did, do you have any recommendations for things such as fungus (black rot, powdery mildew, red blotch)? Thanks and I really enjoy your work.
I live in girard ohio how will it take to t grow from the plant i watching your plant learning i woukd to drive down there to see the vine yard and learn to how you do yours hands on
Very nice. Was the Cabernet Sauvignon here being grown on its own roots?
Just found your channel and subscribed! I live in Montreal Canada. Been making wine for 15 years. Grapes come from California. I would like to grow my own grapes. Do you think white Muscat can grow and ripe well in my climate? Any other grapes you might suggest, red and/or white?
Do you pull off all of the water sprouts below the cordons?
How do you do such a good job with weed control?
I've been thinking about growing some wine grapes, how long does it take before you can harvest your grapes?
Please do a pesticide video
Great video! I want to start a hobby vineyard in my backyard here in Michigan. I was wondering where you buy your vines from? I was thinking about starting with cuttings. My favorite kind of wine is Cabernet Sauvignon and I am inspired that you are able to grow the grapes. I was told Michigan Michigan would probably be a bad spot for that variety but I think I’m going to try it out. my end goal is to make a drinkable red wine that would be similar to the cheap California Cabernet that I like. Just need to figure out the varieties I can grow.
Thanks! You will probably struggle to ripen cab sauv in Michigan but you can certainly try. If under-ripe it really won't be what you expect, but more of a thin, vegetal wine. You can thin the clusters and pull leaves to expose them fully to the sun which will help but I would say most years will be a struggle. The finger lakes has good ripening with Saparavi, so you may give that a try. It is a big wine, especially for that climate. In any case you will have a battle on your hands with downy mildew. East of the Rockies, any vinifera requires a pretty rigid spray routine. A hybrid like Marquette, Noiret or Petite Pearl is a growers dream by comparison. Even if you do plant some cab, you may consider one of those hybrids as well. Up there you will be able to create world class white wines, so keep that in mind. Modern white hybrids if done well are virtually indistinguishable from european vinifera vines.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel great information! I am going to read up on these suggestions. I’m excited to start planting some vines. Your channel has been very helpful for me as I am just learning. Thanks again!
Nice looking year. Noticed clusters are touching side nets, will birds start attacking them? Thanks
I may lose a few to birds. So far it has not been a problem though. I have seen people use sticks with tennis balls on them to push the nets out. I may do that if they start getting a few too many berries.
Also what do you spray with?
Hello, where are you located? I’m in southern Ontario and am starting a back yard vineyard. Only have baco noir so far
Is it the 100 plants you did ? Roughly how much juice do they produce?
Great videos! My chambourcins and chancellors are getting hit hard by wasps and hornets over here in southeastern PA. Any suggestions? Also, I noticed a slight white residue on some of the healthy looking leaves in this video. Do you spray anything this late in the season?
Thanks! You can use insect netting if you are getting hit hard. You can also use wasp and yellow jacket traps but they won't completely eliminate the problem. You may also find that it is bird damage that is attracting the wasps so if you can reduce the bird damage you can reduce the wasps. I am spraying basically all season and still get a little rot there with all the rain we get on the east coast. A few of the hybrids are very grower friendly but most of the grapes are basically always under attack by something. The white residue is Captan 50WP which has a low pre harvest interval for wine grapes. Most of what I am growing is more winemaker friendly and less grower friendly. A little wasp damage would not scare me away too much though. I'd rather pick fully ripe with a little wasp damage than under ripe with beautiful grapes. Under ripe grapes will not make good wine but a little in vineyard fermentation from wasp punctured grapes can add complexity believe it or not. Especially in reds. I'd suggest hitting with a heavy dose of SO2 at crush though to level the playing field so that any quirky yeasts do not actually carry out the remainder of the fermentation.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Thank you for the insight. I have the exact bird netting you recommended in a previous video, and it has worked very well. I think the wasps/hornets here will attack non-damaged grapes even. I ended up buying two little wasp catchers, filled them with beer, sugar solution, & 1 drop of dish determent this past weekend. Seeing how simple and very effective these were, I made a few more out of plastic bottles. I didn't realize that some wasp damage could add complexity flavor to the wine. Next year I will still get these traps set out just a little earlier.
Wondering what sort of yield you get from this size vineyard (looks about 75’x25’?). Can’t wait to see a harvest and processing video!
It should be in the 20-30 gallon range (350-500lbs). Last year I got a small harvest of a little over 6 gallons. You can see the white grape harvest and processing if you checkout the "making white wine from grapes" video.
500 pounds would be 25 gallons pretty much.
350 would be about 10
From experience
Your breaking my heart, I too live in Pa, 4.5 hours NE of you. I am puting in a back yard vinyard this spring and Riesling was on the top of my list along with Merlot. I am looking for a Zinfindel (probably Hybrid) that I could also grow. Vineyard is for home winemaking. I know some of the issues that come with certian types but have fears of the Riesling yet really want to be able to grow it. Do you think it possable a more northern loction such as mine may produce less or more issues? Also any recomendations on friendly sprays that can help with mildews and rots common to us?
The Riesling has made very high quality wine, but is a nightmare to grow with all the rain we get. I personally think that Traminette makes better wine all things considered and is easier on the grower. If choosing a Riesling clone, I'd prioritize loose clusters which is not what I did. You are also going to need very good sprays for riesling. Beyond all the contact stuff (mancozeb, captan, etc), you will also want some systemic sprays like sovran and immunox. Phosphorous acid is helpful but does not linger long. You also want to do a lot of leaf thinning to promote airflow on the clusters. I'd probably forget about zinfandel which favors a very warm and long season. Your grapes will all have a signature of your terrior which is likely more cherry and bright/fresh spice for the reds as compared to the more jammy, black fruit you will get from California. We are able to ripen equally well with the right techniques and make very high quality wine but you won't replicate what you like from California. If you taste some of the better reds from the Ontario AVA or Loire Valley, you will get a better idea of the flavor profile of the northeast US when done well. Truly world class whites, and in my opinion very high quality reds but a while different animal than the most popular things you will find on the shelf.
Are you doing any leaf thinning for increased sun exposure for ripening
Oops I missed the part you mention leaf pull
How do you prevent Japanese beetles if you have them there!?!? I live in Michigan and they're killing my grapes! Plz help! Thanks
Sevin. The old version (carbaryl) is extremely effective. The new stuff (zeta cypermethrin) works fine also. I spray as soon as they start showing up.
I recommend Pairie Star and Norton in Pa.
How come none of your vines require top cordon
Thanks! The Noiret naturally wants to be high wire but can be trained VSP. All the vinifera are climbers or "upright" and the other hybrids are somewhere in between and can be easily trained up. I am actually setup for smart Dyson so I can split down if I want to spread out the vigor. You can see a few canes here and there going down. Since it is a really small vineyard, I am willing to put up with some hassle if I can make a better wine but some of what I am doing would not work at scale unless you could charge huge money per bottle. Seems like what is best for the grower is often not best for the winemaker. I have found a lot of the hybrids to have more malic acid than tartaric acid and can be vegetal or foxy but most of the grapes I have sourced locally have not particularly been grown for wine quality. I have heard great things about petite pearl from some local growers, not just from a growing perspective but from a wine quality perspective.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel i just did some tastings in western part of Virginia . They dont even try to use typical European wine grapes. I think they succeeded very in not trying to force a square peg into a circle.
But i had Prarie star in VT were temps get really cold and the season is short and they crushed it even with limited budget
How did you find the vines to plant? Just talk to local nursery?
I don't think many local nurseries will be too well versed in wine grapes. You are best off talking with local wineries and universities that have some experience with wine grapes in the area. Or with one of the nurseries that specialize in wine grapes. I got all of mine from Double A Vineyards in NY and from Hermann J Weimer. It's a tricky balance though. You need a rootstock that is well suited to your soil, and a vine that it capable of ripening sufficiently and surviving the winter extremes. Then once you narrow that down it is comes down to what makes the best possible wine and how much work you are willing to put in. Most hybrids are relatively disease tolerant, whereas most traditional wine grapes (vinifera) will make better wine if you have enough of a growing season but require a strict spray program to deal with the common grape diseases (black rot, downy mildew, etc).
How do you know when it's ready for harvest while on the vine
You can take a sampling of berries (25-50), squish them, and take a drop of the juice to get a sugar reading on a refractometer. I will also take a pH reading. Personally I will pick white wines on pH rather than sugar content. I am looking for somewhere between 3.1 and 3.2 and hoping for a sugar content around 20-22% but can always fix that later. For reds I am looking for a more complex combination since they are going to ferment on the skins and seeds. I want mature seeds (brown, crunchy), 24-25% sugar and a pH in the 3.3-3.5 range. This might mean letting them hang as long as they can before a week of rain comes late in the fall or a frost. I will take a little wasp damage to get fully ripe rather than pick early to avoid it. It's hard to make great wine out of pretty but unripe grapes but a little in-vineyard fermentation from a few popped berries here and there can add complexity. A big rain can water down the grapes and throw your numbers off, so if you are running out of season and see a lot of rain it may be worth picking before you push it too far.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Thx. What about for a Merlot or cab Sav. What are the ranges that you would be looking for? Appreciate it keep up the great work
Looking very very good! Wondered, don't you have raccoon problem there?
We have raccoons but they are plenty preoccupied since we are in the suburbs. I see signs of them in the woods behind the house and will get them on trail cameras but have never had an issue with the grapes. It seems that wildlife seems to prefer certain varietals more than others also. The birds will get a berry here and there through the nets but they seem to all hone in specifically on the Marquette. Not sure if it is berry size related or just the fact that it is red and builds sugars faster than the other varieties. At this point it acts almost as a decoy to keep them off the other grapes.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Lucky you! :-)
In our neighborhood (part of Ottawa, Canada), the raccoons are big fans of my concord and Niagara, probably because of the aroma. That is ok, as I consider the concord sacrificial, so my Frontenac can survive till second half of September and reaches 21-22 brix. I am looking forward to buying and planting a couple of Marquette next spring, and will consider electric fence against those nasty pests.
Your channel is a wonderful source of information! Keep going, and Thank you!
What Grapevine would you recommend for Michigan and how many plants to make a 6-gallon batch
i have always heard 1 vine will produce 2-3 bottles (~7-10#).
I had 420 pounds of Sangiovese and got 19 gallons total volume of wine after pressing.
That should answer your question roughly, so to get 25 gallons would be about 500 pounds.
To get 6 gallons would be about 50-75 pounds probably would be my guess.
I have about 400 vines on my property and not all are producing but I would expect to get about 1-2 tons of grapes once they hit full swing.
@@pilsplease7561 thank you
The origin of Albarino is Galicia, Spain not.Portugal.
Did you end up having problems with deer and rabbits?
I used grow tubes then the vines were getting started which took care of any rabbit issues, and I have an electric fence for deer. It is just a simple single wire on fiberglass posts with a 1 joule fencer that is on a timer to come on at night. Since I put that up, I have not had issues with deer. I think they could out smart it if they needed to, but there is enough other food in the neighborhood that they go for the easier stuff.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel thanks for the info
If the white grape was a Portuguese grape then it would spell "Alvarinho" and not Albariño.
Alva means white, alvarinho means "little white" or more meaningful "whitish".
It is spelled Alvarinho. Albarino and Alvarinho are the same grape. They just spell it different depending where you get it. Sort of like Syrah and Shiraz. Same thing but they call it Shiraz in Australia.
That is good information though! I had no idea that the literal translation was "little white" but it makes sense.
@@TheHomeWinemakingChannel Well a better translation would be "whitish grape".
According to Wikipedia It was presumably brought to Iberia by Cluny monks in the 12th century but recent studies point to albariño/alvarinho being native to Galicia-Portugal.
It seems that Galicia (Galego) is the mother language of the Portuguese language.
Galicia also has some sounds like Castilian (Spanish) but is more like Portuguese than Spanish.
Galicia is an autonomous region northwest of Spain and northern Portugal. Sorry I got sidetracked.
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