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Paul E. Lehmann

wrote:

> On Apr 22, 5:21*pm, "Paul E. Lehmann"
> > wrote:
>> Joe Sallustio wrote:
>> > On Apr 19, 10:00*pm, "Paul E. Lehmann"
>> > > wrote:
>> >> Tom wrote:
>> >> > Any one getting Chilean grapes or juice?
>>
>> >> > Tom
>>
>> >> I am getting some Malbec from MdCrush but I
>> >> think they are coming from Argentina. *The
>> >> should be here the end of the month or first
>> >> of May. *If they are good, I may ramp up my
>> >> production next year. *April - May is a good
>> >> time for me to bottle some of my local wines
>> >> so I will have carboys empty
>>
>> > I'm getting a pail of Chardonnay from Chile
>> > in mid May; we will see.
>> > The grapes were too pricey, over $1/#. *If i
>> > knew they were premium grapes that would be
>> > one thing, i just have no visibility to that.
>>
>> > Joe
>>
>> Joe, the going rate for locally grown here in
>> Central Maryland is already over $1.00 per
>> pound. I started off paying about $.75 several
>> years ago but now the cheapest is $1.00 per
>> pound with most charging over that.
>>
>> The Central valley California grapes sold
>> through S&S in Baltimore sell for slightly less
>> but it is way too high brix for me.
>>
>> Of course, if I had to total my cost for
>> growing my own last year - $1.00 would be a
>> bargain. Spring freeze was disastrous for me.
>> Of course, there are some that think that
>> because you grow your own that they are "free"
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>
> I am glad to hear that someone found them at a
> reasonable price. I was not able to find them at
> anything close to reasonable, so I opted for
> some juice which was much more reasonable. Where
> did you get the reasonable price?

I am getting my South American grapes from
mdcrush.com