Hi everyone! Yahoo has notified me that this group will soon be closed due to non-activity. I'd hate to see the group deleted since there are some very nice...
Hello Mike. It is unfortunate that there is little activity on the Illinois site. Up here in northern Illinois the grape growing season came to a halt in my...
I am sorry to hear that Yahoo is bringing it's big hand in and closing an important group like this. I too, live in IL and grow my own grapes. I'd like to...
The Traveling Vineyard Do you know anyone who is looking for an opportunity like this? The Traveling Vineyard founded in 2002 with a simple premise: the best...
chicago tribue article Why not Illinois wine? Downstate vintners aren't blushing about rosy visions to drink from same cup as Napa Valley By E.A. Torriero ...
I looked and couldn't see a grape anywhere's! How's brix looking in the vineyard, we harvest and pressed chardonnel at 22.5 brix today in Kentucky. pH was...
How's the grape harvest coming? My Cayuga and Baco have been harvested with most of the Concord in Cadiz, KY. I know of Reliance, chardonnel and DeChaunac...
Hay Everyone: We are holding our Amateur wine competition and need tasters to help us judge the wines. We have everything from Old Vine Zinfandel to tomato...
Hay Everyone: We are holding our Amateur wine competition and need tasters to help us judge the wines. We have everything from Old Vine Zinfandel to tomato...
Make Wine With Us at Galleri Marchetti Winemaking Class Sunday, May 7th 12- 2 PM 825 West Erie Chicago IL Come make your first or second vat of wine while...
To All Winemakers, Wineries and Wine Lovers Preview of California Grapes From Mendocino 2006 Vintage Thursday June 1st 7 - 9 PM Palermo's Restaurant 4849...
Hello fellow growers! It appears that the moderator I left behind to take care of the group didn't do his job berry well and most members and activities have...
hello from Cadiz, KY. We live near the southern part of illinois wine trail and frequent such places as alto pass. We have baco, cayuga, traminette, reliance,...
Hey Mike. Welcome back. I had stopped posting to this group when it lost its moderator. I have about 400 vines in northern Illinois, and they came through...
That's very cool Bob! I sure am glad you're still here. It'll be interesting to get my computers back from germany in August and look back to see what we...
That's really neat! It'll be a year or more until I have my own house and a place to start a new vineyard. It'll be fun to hear how your vines are doing...
You sure make me miss my vines in germany! I have experiece with a lot of the same varieties you have. Marechal Foch was one of my favorites in Germany....
www.WinePress.US forum members are writing a book on wine making and grape growing. I want to invite you to be a part of it. A book with input from hundreds...
I don't see that much activity here at the present time and think we need to get some excitement going here. Hi I'm Deb; 100% German, ;). I have 4.29 acres....
In a message dated 08/09/2006 3:54:18 PM Central Daylight Time, willow12960@... writes: << I don't know how or why but a vineyard popped into my head!...
... Where are you located? Also, you want to get some books on grape ... beginner. ... I am located in Central Illinois. The varieties I would like to try...
Bus Leaves Chicago 8:00 AM. Returns 6-7 PM Come join in the fun make wine with us at Bev-Art Brewer & Winemaker 10033 S. Western Ave. We will start by taking...
Hi A Simple question? What will consume all the grapes on a vine overnight? I have two older red seeded grapevines that had about 50 lbs each on them. Last...
Martin, I think you have a family of raccoons that raided your vines. One bit of evidence besides the sudden loss of grapes (and nocturnal loss at that) would...
Hi everyone, A lot of people have been emailing me this year about the pictures I used to have at grapepictures.com which is no longer mine. Finally I've put...
For Valentine's we will be conducting a special class that will start off with a wine tasting of our wines and then get right into the winemaking where each...
Hello all, I wanted to invite you to the 2007 WinePress.US WineFest, as I do every year to further educate people on winemaking and grape growing. As you may...
