The Backyard Vineyard – Site Selection

Let’s be honest – your trellis construction, pruning skills, and blending techniques are meaningless without a quality backyard vineyard site selection. Site selection is  the most important decision for your backyard vineyard operation.  It is the foundation for everything that Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – Site Selection

The Backyard Vineyard – The Tipping Point

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Your author experienced his first grape harvest in a small Georgian village called Nukriani on the outskirts of famed Signaghi. The process was incredibly simple. We arrived mid-afternoon on a sunny September day with a light breeze. The vineyard owner, Continue reading The Backyard Vineyard – The Tipping Point