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Posted on July 3, 2009 by Pierre Duponte | Posted under Landscaping Gardening
Grape Planting Made Easy.
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If you are looking to achieve a great tasting wine (which I'm sure you are), you must first select a quality grape to grow in your grapevine. Good grape planting is the first step on the road to great wine making. Just like in real estate, grape quality mainly abides by one factor : Location, location, location! Location, Location, Location! In order to achieve a sweet, small fruit that is acceptable for wine making and fermentation ; it's vital to find the best spot possible in your growing area to plant your first grapevines. The prime spot desires to get high sunlight exposure in order to develop the sugars in the fruit that will later lead the fermentation process. Aside from sunlight levels, the type of soil your critical factor to take in is another important factor to take in consideration when selecting the destination of your grapevines during planting. Grapevines since the lack on vitamins forces the fruit to grow smaller. A smaller fruit not only implies more flavor-providing skin, but also a higher sugar concentration ; aspects that are perfect for winemaking. If the soil were fertilized with nutrients, the resulting fruit in your vine would be bigger, tangier and juicier. This kind of fruit isn't OK for the wine process since the bonus juice would add too much liquid into the fermentation mix, weakening the already frail process that is slowed down due low sugar concentrations. Drainage Drainage is another crucial aspect to consider before planting your grape vines. The area where you can plant must be dry, vs wet and puddly. Spacing your vines 6ft apart when you plant them will make sure drainage is maximized, with an average yield of 1 gallon of wine per grapevine. Vines are characterized for their climbing, and is why grapes are planted with the use of a trellis that assists the vine's mounting. The Planting Method During the 1st year of growth, you will tie the strongest shoot in each vine to the trellis using string, and clipping off any additional shoots growing on the roots. In the spring, once the buds grow again, you may again pick from the strongest shoots, and tie them together loosely as they grow. Overtime, these will be the extremities were the fruits will grow. In order to pinpoint the ripeness of your fruits and know when to crop, the use of a hydrometer is necessary. Hydrometers measure the gravity of individual liquids, working out the sugar concentrations in your grapes. Growing grapes does take a mean of three years before your first crop, but straightforward details in the grape plating and growing process will make a satisfying difference in the flavor of the wine you can be making then. . About The Author: Pierre Duponte is a grape growing expert. For more great tips on How to Grow Grapes and make wine visit http://www.grapegrowingwinemakingtips.com/. |
Tags: GRAPE PLANTING, HOW TO GROW GRAPES, EASY WINE MAKING, ORGANIC WINE,
