[Marcella]

Johnny, I know you may be at a Thanksgiving dinner, but when you get back, talk to me about making wine from grapes. I'm looking on Burpee at the grape below. If they could stand the heat on the back or side lattice (the side lattice doesn't get the blasting direct sun like the back wall does and the back wall on the left side isn't as bad as the right back wall. I could plant grapes on the left back wall and the side lattice there. It says full sun for these grapes. This would be buying two plants, not seed.

So, how complicated is it to make grape wine? Tell me what you know in some detail, don't just say “It's not hard.” Or, “It's hard.” I want to know how you do it. If I order these by Sunday, it's free shipping.

Grape, Marquette

Zone: 5-8

Sun: Full Sun

Height: 4-10 feet

Spread: 8-10 feet

Resistant To: Cold, Disease

Ability to withstand the harmful effects of other organisms (deer, diseases) or adverse growing conditions (drought, heat, cold, wind).

[JRandomFreeper]

It's not hard. Romans were doing it 2000 years ago.

Making good wine? That's hard.

Sugar plus yeast = alcohol.

At a minimum (the Roman way) you need something to crush the grapes (they used slaves) and something to store the fermentable mess in until it ferments. Then you will need something to store it in like amphora or plastic jugs when you decant the wine from the must.

That's the minimum. To make good wine is beyond my scope in instruction. I can make fermentables that will make you drunk, but they might hurt you the next day.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

Of course, I spent time today putting up lights. It was quite an effort. I'll bet it took me 37 seconds, not counting plugging the lights in.

/johnny