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[kim maser <kimk_maser@yahoo.ca>]

Lakemont, Vanessa, Reliance,  Venus, Mars, Interlaken,

Einset,- lots of different varieties you can try- lots of wonderful flavors as well.

Not sure how Thompson Seedless will do there. Lon would know a little more.

I had all thoe varieties I mentioned when I was in the Okanagan -most of them

made wonderful raisins. Himrod was my favorite. There are a lot of different wine grapes you can try as well. Cheers Kim Zone 3  Canada

Lisa Almarode <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com> wrote:

> We've got the first real harvests from our four different grapevines,
> 3 planted in 2003, one in 2004. I'm very happy! Of course it might 
> just be a good grape year...
>
> Seeded Concord - got 20# or more. Brix 16. The brix of juice 
> extracted with the new steamer juicer was 15 - much better than I
>  
> expected from this.
> Okanaga reisling - got 10# or thereabouts, not quite enough to make
> a gallon of wine. Brix around 20, but after adding about 5-10%
> himrod, the must brix was 22.
> Canadice - (2004 grape) pink seedless - brix 26-27 (!)
> Himrod - white seedless - wild guess yield 15# - brix 22-25
>
> My questions:
>
> These vines are young, but they are taking up their whole trellis. 
> How much more production can I expect? 
>
> The Canadice and Himrod both make decent raisins, but the canadice
> dry faster, perhaps since they are smaller? Are there recommended
> raisin varities? Thompson seedless? 
>
> Any suggestions for low-care grapes for red wine? I don't really want
> to coddle a merlot. Burnt ridge no longer carries the okanagan 
> riesling, which makes me wonder.
>
> Any other really great grapes? 
>
>
> Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> USDA Z7 - Sunset Z7 - 1800' - 19" annual
>  rainfall
>
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