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Posted by southernexteriors (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 07 at 21:01
For the last 10 years I have been drawn to start a Winery and I don't know why. It's one of those things that everytime you turn around you see something Wine related.
There is a piece of land nearby me that would be great for a Winery. Since the first time I looked at this property, I saw a Vineyard that wasn't there.
How do I shake this vision or get started doing it?
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RE: Starting a Winery
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| Where are you located?? I say GET STARTED....you only live once...... |
RE: Starting a Winery
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It's expensive to get started! We had 18.5 acres we were thinking about converting to a vineyard. It was going to cost $1.5 million to install the trellisses and procure and plant the grape vines. Needless to say the land is still idle.
Sue |
RE: Starting a Winery
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I say, it all starts with that first vine. Select a wine grape that will do well in your area. Plant one, two or forty now. The rest you can get from cuttings from these "mothers".
PS. Learn to turn a deaf ear to nay-sayers! |
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| First, go dig up a few gallon bags of dirt from different areas on the property. Send to nearest ag lab to test the soil! I live in wine country, and work at a lab. Almost all vitners who are considering buying vineyard property do this. We just did a very large batch which the soil was very very high in a substance. Not good news. If it turnes out well, buy the property and just go for it. Right now we are planting a hill side with Barbera and Dolcetto. Talk to growers in your area and pick a variety that will thrive in your climate. Start small and plug away! |
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| Some small wineries begin by buying juice from larger vineyards, even some of the larger ones continue to purchase some juices/grapes. A new winery just opened near here with only a few hundred gallon start up. Pennsylvania is a real growth area for wineries, many quite small and all get help from establised wineries. |
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My parents and I have an organic vineyard and are in our second year... we started by researching the type of grapes we wanted to plant, looking at different soil compositions and ordering just enough plants for a few acres. I then got a job in my free time (away form college) to learn how to take care of grape vines and make wine! Its working out well but its a lot.
We do however do all the work ourselves.... trellis, planting, pruning ect.. so that keeps the cost very low. The vineyard also expand a little each year... this year 3 more acres or more. I also started propagating grape plants and hope to breed them. |
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| My parents started a winery here in TX, as long as 75% of your wine comes from Texas fruit you don't have to have all that many vines really. We grow organic blackberries and mucscadines since in Tx there are not alot of grapes that are Pierces disease resistant. You can do the work yourself like weird said and it is not all that expensive. The fruit buying can run up, but you can start small and always grow later on. Also, if you have access to wild fruit to use in wine that is good too. We have a Mustang grape wine that is yummy. I also make an Elderberry at home myself. |
RE: Starting a Winery
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| Did you ever start your vineyard? I want to start one where I live. |
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