Comments on Backyard Vineyard & Winery: Good Intentions Will Not Make Good Wine!

Congratulations on the Gold Medal! Just goes to sh...

2008-11-15T22:47:21.353-05:00

Congratulations on the Gold Medal! Just goes to show you, sometimes we just need to let the grapes do the work. Any problems with pierce's disease on the Gulf Coast? Thanks for stopping by!

Pete,Thanks for visiting and the kind words. I agr...

2008-11-15T22:44:42.646-05:00

Pete,

Thanks for visiting and the kind words. I agree with you 100% on the finger lakes juice for your whites. Reilsing there is some of the best in the world. I stop into Hennessey once in a while too, but only when I don't have time to order online. Thanks again please stop by again and a great vintage back at ya!

Nice article.It sounded familiar. My wife is from ...

2008-11-15T13:31:00.823-05:00

Nice article.It sounded familiar. My wife is from the Gulf Coast where they have three growing seasons. For my birthday one year she planted a dozen each cab sauvignon,nebbiolo,and malbec expecting to come back in 6 months and make wine. I later did a soil analysis and found we are potassium deficient. I added some cab franc (which actually grows here as does the malbec)merlot and petite verdot and was given two barbera vines (which grows here),
Fast forward four years to our second harvest, making ecvery mistake you can.
But don't give up hope. We won a gold medal for our field blend!

Hi - I really enjoyed your article in Winermaker ...

2008-11-14T17:37:06.866-05:00

Hi - I really enjoyed your article in Winermaker magazine- and am envious that you are growing your own vines. I am originally from Hudson, NY and now live in southeastern Vermont. I have been making wine for 20 years and was blessed to have my grandfather's equipment to use when I started too, although the oak barrels weren't really in very good shape. I like what you said about your ancestors because every year I make wine it reminds me of my Italian grandfathers and my father's house and the wonderful smells and of course the fruit flies. Over the last few years we are still getting red grapes from California (a market down in Hartford, Ct sells them) but my wife and I have been going to the Finger Lakes to get our whites, because the juice is so fresh and fruity and I think my whites are coming out better because of it. I get a lot of my winemaking supplies from Hennessey over in Renselaer as I just stop in on my way to see my folks in Hudson. Again, thanks for the article and the blog - and hope you have a good vintage- Pete Nero