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Posted by codfish45 z6 MA (My Page) on Thu, Nov 12, 09 at 10:39
| Does anyone know of any wine grape varietals that do well here in the Pioneer Valley? Hoping to grow my own for winemaking. |
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RE: Western MA wine grapes?
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| Suggest that you go on-line to the very reliable J.E. Miller Nursery catalog which sells an excellent selection of wine grapes for your area. They are located in Canandaigua, NY. I have dealt with them for years. A phone call to them might be helpful in making a selection. I note that one winery has opened recently in your area named Pioneer Valley Winery. Have you visited there and discuss grape varieties with them? As an old time wine maker who used to live in grape country I just purchased the freshly pressed grape juice from a local winery every fall. It was an easy way to have some in the freezer for breakfast drinking and the rest we used for making wine. BTW...Anyone looking for a fall trip should plan on traveling through New York's Finger Lakes Region, especially taking the Wine Trip ride around Keuka Lake. There is a winery at every turn in the road offering samples. Lot's of fun and beautiful scenery. Put it on your to-do list. |
RE: Western MA wine grapes?
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| Nandina, thanks for 2 very interesting recommendations. It's probably too late to be traveling in the Finger Lakes region this year, but it's good to have on the list of "not too far" destinations. My dad bought a lot off stock from J.E. Miller (not grapes, though, as far as I recall) and I had more or less forgotten about that catalog. |
RE: Western MA wine grapes?
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| There is a lot of online information buried at the Cornell website. They developed several wine grapes which are popular locally, and are still working on developing more. BTW, while we in the Hudson Valley don't have nearly as many wineries as Finger Lakes, we are a lot closer. |
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