In central Maine, USA we can get to -32C so I have planted the varieties Frontenac, Marquette, and Prairie Star. They are survive the winter well and are great wine grapes. Thanks for the info about these European cold-hardy varieties.
I threw some Traminette and Noiret in this year. The Noiret is very vigorous. The Traminette is finally taking off. I have Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, Le Crescent, Aromella, St. Vincent and Marquette. It's a small vineyard that I just planted this year. I really wanted to try the Geneva Double Curtain, Vertical Shoot Position and Modified Munson training systems. We usually did the Kniffen. I have 72 vines in total. Good luck with your vineyard. I picked up a Brianna too...I thought about Prairie Star, but Brianna won out!
Dear Bjørn, Your creation is amazing! Greetings from Russia! What are the minimum absolute winter temperatures in your area? How mild are average winters? Health to you and your loved ones. Good luck growing such a noble grape crop!
Many thanks! It rarely goes below -10c, but can get even colder in special periods. Some winters can be really mild, and on special occasions it can get as high as +10c at christmas. Most common are days around 0c through the winter.
That sounds amazing! I have Zilga that thrives soo good and I love the taste. It would be fun to try and make wine from it too but I do not want to fail. Do you have any recipe/tip to share? Like, would it be enough to mash the grapes and mix with water equal to juice and add some sugar? Or do I need any other additives like extra tannins? Thanks :)
@@dariomonefeldt1464 I usually crush my grapes and ferment them with skins and seeds for 4 days you can get your tannins. After that I will press the juice and ferment it for another 15 days under airlock. Then I add eggwhites to wine for clarification and alos to remove some tart chemicals for 1 month. I will rack my wine several times and coldcrash it around 3 to 6C around 5 days. After that I age my wine in oak flakes for another 2 weeks and then age it under airlock for another 6 months. PS I dont add any water or sugar. All comes from nature
Hej Björn. Vi var på plats i början på juli men ni var inte hemma, frågade grannen du ha i öster innan vi tittade lite på er vingård. Han trodde att ni inte hade något emot vår lilla vandring i vingården.
Hello, I enjoyed watching your video. I am planning to set up a small vineyard (Very small) in the north of Poland (Zyndaki). I became interested in a variation of Castel. However, there is nowhere in Poland to buy them. It is not popular in Poland. Do you know where you can get seedlings or at least sticks of Castel vines? Michał
Hi Recepta! Thank you :) I do not know where you can buy them in Polska unfortunately. We have bought ours from a local nursery. If you search around you might be able to find somewhere in your country where they are sold. Possibly you just need to look for nurseries and call them :)
Hi! We do not use fungicides. The main reason we do not have this issue is because we use Mypex ground cover. Using ground cover like this has many advantages - and might even be more environmentally friendly than not using it (depending on how you react to disease and weeds and bugs) You can see our video on ground cover here: ua-cam.com/video/HKqQ1RqLv6U/v-deo.htmlsi=eZqncCLnRXp0IdNr
Possibly the most beautiful vineyard setting I have ever seen.
In central Maine, USA we can get to -32C so I have planted the varieties Frontenac, Marquette, and Prairie Star. They are survive the winter well and are great wine grapes. Thanks for the info about these European cold-hardy varieties.
I threw some Traminette and Noiret in this year. The Noiret is very vigorous. The Traminette is finally taking off.
I have Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, Le Crescent, Aromella, St. Vincent and Marquette.
It's a small vineyard that I just planted this year. I really wanted to try the Geneva Double Curtain, Vertical Shoot Position and Modified Munson training systems. We usually did the Kniffen. I have 72 vines in total.
Good luck with your vineyard. I picked up a Brianna too...I thought about Prairie Star, but Brianna won out!
@@dc1397 Cool. I'm "head training" or "goblet" training my vines, which eliminated all the wire and posts. I'm just using a t-post per plant.
@@51rwyatt ah, old school
😂 Good job Bjorn! Way to listen and obey!😂😂
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Thank you I’m just starting with grapes so loving your vineyard
Zilga! A taste from childhood. Greetings from Latvia.
We love the Zilga jam as well! It goes great with cheese and red wine.
Dear Bjørn, Your creation is amazing! Greetings from Russia! What are the minimum absolute winter temperatures in your area? How mild are average winters? Health to you and your loved ones. Good luck growing such a noble grape crop!
Many thanks! It rarely goes below -10c, but can get even colder in special periods. Some winters can be really mild, and on special occasions it can get as high as +10c at christmas. Most common are days around 0c through the winter.
@@thenorwegianvineyard, very special place on 61' north! Good luck!
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I have been making wine out of Zilga every year greetings from Estonia.
That sounds amazing! I have Zilga that thrives soo good and I love the taste. It would be fun to try and make wine from it too but I do not want to fail.
Do you have any recipe/tip to share? Like, would it be enough to mash the grapes and mix with water equal to juice and add some sugar? Or do I need any other additives like extra tannins? Thanks :)
@@dariomonefeldt1464 I usually crush my grapes and ferment them with skins and seeds for 4 days you can get your tannins. After that I will press the juice and ferment it for another 15 days under airlock. Then I add eggwhites to wine for clarification and alos to remove some tart chemicals for 1 month. I will rack my wine several times and coldcrash it around 3 to 6C around 5 days. After that I age my wine in oak flakes for another 2 weeks and then age it under airlock for another 6 months. PS I dont add any water or sugar. All comes from nature
Very nice vineyard, have you tried to make wine from Zilga? Would appreciate any tips as I am starting to get many grapes myself. Cheers :=)
I love watching 👀 your video well maintained and the ambiance is cool and relaxing 😍
Flott at dere dyrker alle disse vinsortene i Sognefjorden, håper å kunne besøke dere der en gang,
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Hej Björn. Vi var på plats i början på juli men ni var inte hemma, frågade grannen du ha i öster innan vi tittade lite på er vingård. Han trodde att ni inte hade något emot vår lilla vandring i vingården.
My friend, look at Marquette grapes from the University of Minnesota. If you plant more grapes you may like this variety.
Thank you for the recommendation Tylor! We will look into it :)
@@thenorwegianvineyard I've been growing Marquette for 15 years it can handle very cold winters and has great Fully bodied red wine flavor and spice
@@riverviewvineyard1143 Thank for the info! We hope to get our hands on some of these plants. It will not be this season unfortunately..
Hello, I enjoyed watching your video. I am planning to set up a small vineyard (Very small) in the north of Poland (Zyndaki). I became interested in a variation of Castel. However, there is nowhere in Poland to buy them. It is not popular in Poland. Do you know where you can get seedlings or at least sticks of Castel vines? Michał
Hi Recepta! Thank you :)
I do not know where you can buy them in Polska unfortunately. We have bought ours from a local nursery. If you search around you might be able to find somewhere in your country where they are sold. Possibly you just need to look for nurseries and call them :)
Nice view.. Pa de
For ein nydeleg gard! Kor har de kjøpt druestokkane?
Tusen takk :) dei er kjøpt frå Tyskland
@@thenorwegianvineyard hjarteleg :-)
Здравствуйте. Применяете ли вы фунгициды на своем участке, ведь такая погода провоцирует болезни?
Hi! We do not use fungicides. The main reason we do not have this issue is because we use Mypex ground cover. Using ground cover like this has many advantages - and might even be more environmentally friendly than not using it (depending on how you react to disease and weeds and bugs) You can see our video on ground cover here: ua-cam.com/video/HKqQ1RqLv6U/v-deo.htmlsi=eZqncCLnRXp0IdNr