tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post3634304242917853945..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: planting grapes: building the trellis and plantingBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-19678035862806891942015-04-06T22:24:24.578-07:002015-04-06T22:24:24.578-07:00I'm guessing you won't be spraying your vi...I'm guessing you won't be spraying your vines every two weeks like my neighbors (Armagnac, Côtes de Gascogne). And then they spend all winter out cleaning them up. But vine country here is cheap compared to your CA Prices and grapes are a profitable crop. I'm betting Bordeaux up the road has more expensive land.grasspunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635631369955323133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-20177689269243050482015-04-06T21:19:46.187-07:002015-04-06T21:19:46.187-07:00dolmades! I've eaten them. I thought you wer...dolmades! I've eaten them. I thought you were talking about some sort of evil pest, a nematode or something. Yes, dolmades! lots and lots of them. <br /><br />I've got good blackberries around here. Blackberries are to the northwest what kudzu is to the south. Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-54372539469503616422015-04-06T21:17:14.735-07:002015-04-06T21:17:14.735-07:00Bill: I'm not much of a wine guy - I use it w...Bill: I'm not much of a wine guy - I use it when I cook, makes great sauces, but don't drink it myself. plus the market for wine grapes around here is saturated by eastern washington where conditions are perfect for the most popular varieties. Not sure I could make any money. but a small quantity (500-1000lbs) of table grapes in the late summer I can dispose of pretty easily is what I'm thinking. <br /><br />I also had to figure what the likely pruning, maintenance and... I don't even know what a dolmades is. guess I'll have a learning curve on this one, like everything else!<br />Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-60941771728127902142015-04-06T21:14:11.478-07:002015-04-06T21:14:11.478-07:00Thank you Curious, will do!
Steve: I was just am...Thank you Curious, will do!<br /><br />Steve: I was just amazed that people could pay hundreds of thousands of dollars an acre for agricultural land and still consider that a "bargain". The best farmland in iowa got to $10 to $12k/acre and people were talking about that being an unsustainable bubble level. I cannot imagine $300k/acre ever been supportable by any form of agriculture at all. Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-33879320361223895862015-04-06T15:12:28.838-07:002015-04-06T15:12:28.838-07:00Your table grapes will likely perform quite well. ...Your table grapes will likely perform quite well. With ample moisture, your biggest hazard will be the various molds and fungi. The other thing you should prepare for is dolmades... lots, and lots of dolmades. The moisture might produce a bland but adequate table wine. I've read that you can produce a reasonable equivalent to Bordeaux with a combination of concord and blackberry, although, every year I have good grapes, I have terrible blackberries and vice-versa. Good luck with the endeavor. Bill Gauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287284061932329662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-24148658167894498222015-04-06T07:32:17.954-07:002015-04-06T07:32:17.954-07:00I work as an occasional grape pruner for a brother...I work as an occasional grape pruner for a brother-in-law in Napa. Your numbers seem accurate, but in some cases the valley land costs more. Brother-in-law developed some higher elevation land to get soil that wasn't as good as other places. This stresses the grapes and make for more flavorful wine. But everything is farmed on a slope and in some cases by backpack. Red wine also has to sit in barrels for 3-5 years after picking to age before being released and having a chance to make money.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-81823145978033242952015-04-06T04:04:35.925-07:002015-04-06T04:04:35.925-07:00Fun project! Keep us updated, please.
Fun project! Keep us updated, please. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com