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Only thing I know about grapes is we grew a bunch of the purple ones and mom made them into jelly
I got this e-mail from the Grower who sells Grafted grape vines. I asked for a start for making my own Red blend.
This year we start with 10 vines & add 10 more a year later.
Anyone else grow or are thinking of starting your own vines?
When putting together a vineyard for home use, remember that it takes about 10 vinifera vines to end up with a typical 5 gallon carboy of wine (without chaptalization) which is 25-30 bottles of standard 750ml. Maybe 3 Carmenere 3 Cab Sauv, 2 Merlot and 2 Petit Verdot. If you had room and time for 20 vines, even better. Double up on the Carmenere, Cab Sauv and Merlot, keep the Petit Verdot at 2 and add 2 Cab Franc. Endless possibilities on the actual blend. I'll keep you posted on when we are ready to start shipping.