Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue
Posted in enology, Raspberry Wine, Recipes, winemaking on Oct 3rd, 2007
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Posted in viticulture on Oct 2nd, 2007
There are several species of grapes, but the great classic wine grapes are all Vitis vinifera. Maybe that’s because Norton isn’t well known outside the eastern and mid western US. It’s parentage isn’t known exactly, but it’s predominantly Vitis aestivalis with hints of Vitis labrusca and, despite being known as an all-American grape, Vitis vinifera. [...]
Posted in misc on Oct 1st, 2007
I use WordPress software to run this blog, and I upgraded to the latest version over the weekend. If all went well, the site should be a little quicker and more secure, but shouldn’t look all that different. I still have some details to work out, but I think the upgrade was a success. If [...]