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David Rearick • Roswell, Georgia

In 2006 a tornado took out 30 trees between our lake home and the water I decided to build stone terraces to stablilize the hill and then thought grapes would be the perfect addition.

Dan Harrington • Enfield Center, New Hampshire

Swamp Donkey Vineyards

Jeff Shoemaker, Freedom • Pennsylvania

My home vineyard, Le Chateau Poni, resides on 1.5 acres of land, and my home winery is in my 150-year old colonial style home. I am high on top of a hill, which usually has a nice steady wind that helps to dry off the vines after a rain or morning dew. The sun exposure is also great - I have a wide-open sky, which has no problem ripening a cluster of grapes. My vines don\'t overlook Lake Erie, but they seem to be very happy with where they are growing.

<p>Just a few of Eric Sainey’s 1,600 grapevines, which include Cayuga, Steuben and Seyval. After a serendipitous winery tour, he planted a vineyard.&nbsp; </p>

Soine Vineyards: Eric Sainey • Powell, Ohio
<p>Overlooking the San Pasqual Valley is the Purple Grin Winery. The 303 Syrah vines entertain drivers-by while providing a green reminder of eternal hope to those viewing from the kitchen. </p>

Purple Grin Winery: Scott Lacy • Escondido, CA
<p>Chuck’s Scottsdale vineyard is kept weed free by domestic quail that eat the green from between the rows, but do not tough his precious grapes! </p>

Chuck Blethen • Scottsdale, Arizona
<p>The Cloer Family Vineyard was planted in 1992. While it contains over 3,000 vines and produces quality juice for hundreds of bottles of wine every year, the Cloers enjoy grape growing and winemaking as a hobby. </p>

Cloer Family Vineyard: Tam and Pam Cloer, Apex NC
<p>Toad Hill Winery is a non-commercial winery that includes a quarter-acre meadow with 120 grapevines including Baco Noir, Foch, Leon Millot, Aurore and Cayuga. Lew Nyman’s son Alex is an integral part of the winery and puts in his fair share during the harvest season. </p>

Toad Hill Winery: Lew Nyman • Harleysville, PA
<p>Victoria’s backyard vineyard produces Cabernet Sauvgnon, Barbera and Lenoir. To the right is her beloved pear tree. </p>

Victoria Sharpe • College Station, Texas
<p>Bob’s backyard vineyard comprises ten varieties of grapes with six different trellis systems on three acres of land. Winemakers have traveled as far away as New Hampshire to purchase grapes.&nbsp; </p>

Bennett Ridge Vineyard: Bob Bennett, Healdsburg CA
<p>When Paul Chapdelaine fell in love with the Napa and Sonoma Valleys of California, he committed to growing his own grapes back home. </p>

Paul and Maureen Chapdelaine • West Simsbury, CT


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