Here's our crazy venture. Glen and I talked about our mutual interest in wines over the past year. I put the crazy idea of growing our own grapes into his head. I researched it over the winter, located a local garden centre that brings vines in, and did a lot of Internet searching (as well as ruminating over a glass or two of the red stuff). Well, the vines finally arrived on May 20th and Glen picked up 20 of them (supposed to be 21 - "gambling" right? but one was morte) I went out to his farm and helped plant them, ably assisted by Mojo the wire haired pointer (and his slobbery tennis ball)! The area where they were planted has tons of western and some southern exposure to the sun, and drainage shouldn't be too bad. They are called "Valiant" grapes, and although we've never heard of them, they are supposed to be very hardy (down to -40C), and make excellent jelly and wine. So, here we go on our excellent adventure.......
