Don,
Maybe I should clarify what I said in my previous post. The local Niagara
grapes are more expensive than buying from someone who imports grapes from
the US. But all of the home made wine I've tasted from the Niagara grapes
weren't that good. My brother-in-law makes it or has it made for him by
someone. Perhaps the winemaker, whom I've never met, is not that good? My
personal experience could be wrong. I've never had an Ontario made
commercial wine that was good in the past few years so I tend not to buy
them anymore.
Having further confused you, if you can get the local grapes, then its worth
trying it at least once. You may have better luck, or better winemaking
skills, or a better grape crop than my brother-in-law. The wine will also be
able to be aged for at least 10 years or so. For me personally, the imported
grapes at $35 and up per case creates similar if not better wines.
Al

"Don S" > wrote in message
om...
> > <snip> not all of us have access to good grapes in the fall that were
not
> > picked semi green to survive the trip from California (or wherever) to
> > Canada.
> >
>
> Al,
> I live in eastern ontario and am considering pressing some grapes
> this fall which of course will be trucked in. Is the above comment
> based on your experiences or is it something you heard.
>
> Don