In 1975, we began planting our vineyard for the purpose of supplying home winemakers with a variety of locally grown, fresh grapes for winemaking. We now raise 21 varieties including Vinifera, French hybrids, New York and Minnesota hybrids and the traditional American varieties, Niagara and Concord.
In 1980, we added a cooler and press so that we are now able to provide fresh, lightly pressed juice that has settled and been chilled to retard fermentation. Our grapes are all hand picked and mostly grown on our own farm. Those that we buy are grown locally. We cluster, thin and open the ripening grapes to full sun by combing out the individual shoots.
Crop Outlook-2007
We have a wonderful crop with an excellent berry set. The heat summation table is the highest at this point in the last 12 years and the fall harvest could be one of the best in the last decade. We thin our crop and comb out the vines to allow maximum sun exposure. As of July 1, 2007, predictions for the grape harvest are 10-14 days ahead of normal harvest dates.
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