On Sep 5, 3:31*pm, "Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote:
> winemaker wrote:
> >> > Thanks Paul...
>
> >> > I remember reading and learning a lot from
> >> > you over the years!
>
> >> > I emailed MDcrush last year and have been
> >> > following their website and
> >> > newsletters. *Thanks for pointing me that way
> >> > ... I guess I didn't realize how close they
> >> > (and you) are to my son's house.
>
> >> > Due to the logistics of travel, I thought I'd
> >> > go with juice pails this year as it would
> >> > probably be easier than doing grapes that far
> >> > from home. My grapes (and house roof) got 90%
> >> > destroyed by golf-ball size hail this year,
> >> > so I need to get something and juice pails
> >> > seemed like an easy deal (we can't get CA
> >> > grapes here ...without a 900 mile drive).
>
> >> > I need to harvest my small (very small)
> >> > remaining crop before leaving for WV so I
> >> > can't get there any earlier. Luv-a-Bella will
> >> > "hold" juice pails for me till 10/31 so that
> >> > will work out okay. I'd prefer that they
> >> > didn't "balance" the juice or pre-innoculate
> >> > with yeast, but that is just the way the do
> >> > it. I'll call them again to see if they can
> >> > tell me "how" they balance their juice
> >> > (tartaric or "other").
>
> >> > Thanks again for your help and if you can
> >> > think of anything else, let me know.
> >> > Roger
>
> >> If you wanted to go with concentrate (there are
> >> some good ones now these days) you could check
> >> out the store "Flying Barrel" in Frederick,
> >> Maryland. *That is only about 30 miles from
> >> your son and 15 miles from me here in
> >> Brunswick, MD.
>
> >>http://www.flyingbarrel.com/
>
> >> My backyard vineyard (110 vines) are doing
> >> fairly well this year - Merlot, Cabernet Franc
> >> and Cabernet Sauvignon - but I don't have any
> >> to spare and will be buying grapes - especially
> >> the whites for my fall wine making.
>
> >> Good Luck
>
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>
> > Thanks Paul...
>
> > Although I prefer fresh grapes/juice I have done
> > several of the high- end kits with grape skin
> > packs and I agree they are pretty good ... they
> > have come a long way!!
>
> > I work (help out) at a few local wineries and
> > get my white grapes locally (which turn out
> > prety good) but unfortunately our cold climate
> > does not allow us to grow viniferas and I still
> > have not gotten used to our cold climate red
> > grape wines. I got spoiled living in California
> > and these cold weather grapes just aren't the
> > same. That is why I try to buy juice or grapes
> > whenever I can.
>
> > On our last visit, two years ago, we tried to
> > visit all the wineries in Maryland and stopped
> > in at the Flying Barrell... nice folks.
>
> > Last time we attended WICOMICO County Autumn
> > Wine Festival on the East
> > Shore and had a great time. *Unfortunately, it
> > was the same weekend as
> > the Liganore Festival which we had to miss.
> > This time we plan to
> > attend the *Liganore festival (Oct 18 or 19th).
> > We visited their winery last time and really
> > enjoyed it... and had a very long and nice
> > conversation with the winemaker.
>
> > Paul, thanks again for all your help.... I
> > REALLY appreciate it!!
>
> Glad to help out.
>
> While at your son's you could check out Breaux
> Vineyards and Winery. *It is VERY close to
> Harpers Ferry - Down Harpers Ferry road near the
> intersection of Rt 9. *They make some good wines.
>
> Also, Hillsboro Winery is just down Hwy 9 a short
> distance from Breaux (I helped plant that
> vineyard) and Doukenie (formerly Windham Winery -
> where I worked part time after retirement) is
> just a short distance from Hillsboro on the other
> side of Short Hill Mountain. Loudon Valley winery
> is just further down Hwy 9 near the intersection
> of 9 and 287.
>
> Have fun
>
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If you are driving past Pittsburgh Consumers Produce will have some
Italian juice in October. You can email Ron Casertano if you are
interested. You can schedule a pickup. I'm trying some for the first
time this year.
My grapes for this year are crushed and half done; I don't know if the
quality of white juice out of the Central Valley has declined or my
palate has improved but I'm pretty much done buying whites from the
Central Valley.
I get great Traminette from Walkers up in Forestville NY but that is
not on your way as I see it.
Joe