Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL it takes roughly 600 to 800 grapes to make a standard bottle of winewillorch.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down12
arrow-up1253arrow-down1external-linkTIL it takes roughly 600 to 800 grapes to make a standard bottle of winewillorch.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoHuh interesting, that’s different from what I’ve tasted and read in articles, but it’s entirely possible that your particular variety is superior
minus-squareWest_of_West@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoI was very surprised when eating it. Like you, I’ve read articles about wine grapes and I was expecting it to be bad. I’ve taken cuttings off this vine, so maybe at some point I can get enough to make wine. Maybe the wine will be incredibly poor flavour.
minus-squareMycelialMass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoHow hard is it to grow grapes? Seems like itd be fun
minus-squareWest_of_West@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agoPretty easy if you get a type appropriate to your climate. They take a bit of work in the sense of pruning and training. It isn’t difficult, but it needs to be done correctly to get the plant to fruit. If you like gardening than it is fun.
Huh interesting, that’s different from what I’ve tasted and read in articles, but it’s entirely possible that your particular variety is superior
I was very surprised when eating it. Like you, I’ve read articles about wine grapes and I was expecting it to be bad.
I’ve taken cuttings off this vine, so maybe at some point I can get enough to make wine. Maybe the wine will be incredibly poor flavour.
How hard is it to grow grapes? Seems like itd be fun
Pretty easy if you get a type appropriate to your climate. They take a bit of work in the sense of pruning and training. It isn’t difficult, but it needs to be done correctly to get the plant to fruit.
If you like gardening than it is fun.