tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125776196227370356.post4201932526601963567..comments2024-02-17T18:52:40.790-05:00Comments on Backyard Vineyard & Winery: The Winter DoldrumsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04191160101891692319noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125776196227370356.post-11972424989909301692008-11-25T21:45:00.000-05:002008-11-25T21:45:00.000-05:00Michael<Thanks for visiting my site. Sounds lik...Michael<<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my site. Sounds like you have a nice vineyard. How's the wine? The Regent grape is so hard to come by. I did a lot of research and determined that where phylloxera lives Regent must be grafted. So I have mine grafted to 101-14 rootstock to control vigor. I ordered my vines for a place called Cloud Mountain Farm in Washington. Here's the link: http://www.cloudmountainfarm.com<BR/>Last time I checked with them they had none. I recently planted 101-14 so I can start propogating and grafting my own.<BR/><BR/>I do hill them up but I don't bury them. The record low in my are is <BR/>-25F so I need to garauntee the vines survival if that ever happens again. Hopefully it won't. Thanks for stopping by, I hope this helps!<BR/>-Dave.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191160101891692319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125776196227370356.post-36712652357972563412008-11-23T13:12:00.000-05:002008-11-23T13:12:00.000-05:00Hello,I have a small vineyard (~5 acres) located b...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I have a small vineyard (~5 acres) located between Santa Fe and Taos, NM, mostly planted to own-rooted Pinot Noir. My vineyard is in zone 6B (0 to -5F). I am planning a new experimental block and want to include Regent. Thanks for the valuable information on this promising grape. Are your vines own-rooted or on grafted rootstock? Where did you obtain your plant material? Do you have to harden them off in the fall to prepare them for winter? Do you bury or hill-over your vines? (I am also looking for St. Laurent.) Thanks in advance for your help. regards. MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125776196227370356.post-43701953983450390832008-01-19T17:00:00.000-05:002008-01-19T17:00:00.000-05:00Mike, Thanks for posting. I researched the Regent ...Mike, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting. <BR/>I researched the Regent grape for about two years before I planted it in 2006. Information on the vine is very scarce as you have seen. I was able to contact a grower who told me his Regent grapes have been hardy to -14F. I do not know what the bud damage temperatures are or what the killing temperature is. In my vineyard it has not yet seen lower than -8F and it was fine. The vine is a dream to grow, low-med vigor and almost resistant to fungal disease. I got a small amount of fruit from the vines for the first time this year. The fruit was very high quality ripened around October 1 with 23Brix and .6 TA. I didn't check the PH. There wasn't enough to make wine with so I put it in with other varieties. The grapes were delicious though with ripe silky tannins and NO vegetal character. This year I'll have enough to make some wine with it and I'll be happy to update you. I think it's hardier than Cab Franc. I would say go for it if your lows are 0 to -10F. I'd love to know how you make out. Best of success to you. Check back in soon! <BR/>-Dave.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191160101891692319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125776196227370356.post-15392459042639303152008-01-19T14:27:00.000-05:002008-01-19T14:27:00.000-05:00Hello,I noticed you grow the Regent grape and I wa...Hello,<BR/>I noticed you grow the Regent grape and I was hoping you could give me some information about it. I live in Missouri which is hardiness zone 6 (0 F through -10 F). How cold hardy is the Regent grape? Having it survive the winter is my biggest concern. I know there are other very cold hardy grapes but the wine they produce isn't usually great. Would you say the cold hardiness it is about the same as Cab Franc? More? Less? They grow Cab Franc out here but it takes some work. Burying the grafts over winter, etc... Do you like the Regent grape and does it produce good wine?<BR/>Thanks in advance for your help.<BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com