Do you grow your own grapes in your backyard (or are you thinking of putting in some vines in the future?) Find valuable resources in this section including a full index of past WineMaker articles dealing with grape growing, links to online articles, a grape growing blog by WineMaker "Backyard Vines" columnist Wes Hagen and even a photo gallery of hobby vineyards.

• 2011 Backyard Vine Directory (Apr/May 2011)
• 2012 Backyard Vine Directory (Feb/Mar 2012)
• A Vineyard Education: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2011)
• Anatomy of a Micro Vineyard (Spring 2000)
• Backyard Vines Bonus Questions (Dec 08/Jan 09)
• Chitosan, dry climate grapes: Wine Wizard (Jun/Jul 2008)
• Common Grape Growing Questions: Backyard Vines (Dec 06/Jan 07)
• Field Trips: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2007)
• First-Year Care: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2002)
• Frost Protection (Apr/May 2010)
• Grafting Vinifera Cuttings onto Resistant Root Stock (Apr/May 2007)
• Grape Breeding 101 (Feb/Mar 2002)
• Grapevine Diseases: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2003)
• Growing Chardonnay: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2010)
• Growing Grapes in Cold Climates (Summer 1999)
• Growing Organic Grapes: Tips from the Pros (Apr/May 2008)
• Harvest Planning (Aug/Sept 2007)
• Home Harvest: Backyard Vines (Fall 2001)
• Insects, Viral and Fungal Diseases: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2003)
• Mid-Season Vineyard Tips: Backyard Vines (Summer 2001)
• My Backyard Vineyard (Feb/Mar 2002)
• Organic Techniques: Backyard Vines (Dec 02/Jan 03)
• Pick Your Grapes (Feb/Mar 2002)
• Pinot Paradise: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2004)
• Plan Your First Vineyard (Feb/Mar 2002)
• Planning the Right Red: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2009)
• Planning Your Backyard Vineyard (Fall 2000)
• Planting Dormant Grapevines: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2002)
• Pruning Tips: Backyard Vines (Winter 2000)
• Ten Signs of a Healthy Vineyard: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2008)
• Top 10 Vineyard Tricks of the Trade (Dec 08/Jan 09)
• Training New Vines and Bringing Up Tannins: Wine Wizard (Jun/Jul 2007)
• Urban and Suburban Vineyards: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2011)
• Vineyard Consultants: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2012)
• Vineyard Questions: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2003)

• 2008 Year-End Grape Growing Q&A: Backyard Vines (Dec 08/Jan 09)
• 2009 Questions and Answers: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2009)
• 2012 Questions and Answers: Backyard Vines (Dec 12/Jan 13)
• An Annual Growing Calendar: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2004)
• Annual Questions and Answers: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2012)
• Balance in the Vineyard: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2002)
• Bonsai Vineyard! (Feb/Mar 2003)
• Budbreak Vineyard Strategies: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2007)
• Build Your Own Trellis (Apr/May 2006)
• Buying Vineyard Land: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2006)
• Choosing a Trellis System for Your Vineyard (Feb/Mar 2006)
• Choosing a Trellis System: Tips from the Pros (Apr/May 2011)
• Cold Weather Hybrids: Tips from the Pros (Oct/Nov 2008)
• Common Growing Questions Answered: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2002)
• Complementary Crops: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2010)
• Cover Cropping: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2010)
• Cult Wines (Aug/Sept 2007)
• Determining Ripeness (Aug/Sept 2011)
• Determining Ripeness: Tips from the Pros (Aug/Sept 2010)
• Dormancy in the Vineyard: Backyard Vines (Dec 09/Jan 10)
• Dream Viognier vineyard: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2004)
• Early Season Vineyard Management: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2006)
• Euro Grapevine Moth (Jun/Jul 2011)
• Field Grafting Grape Vines (Jun/Jul 2006)
• Fungus, Virus, Bacteria: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2011)
• Get Ready for Budbreak: Backyard Vines (Spring 2001)
• Getting Your Backyard Vineyard Harvest-Ready: Tips from the Pros (Oct/Nov 2005)
• Growing Grapes in the Southwest US: Tips from the Pros (Dec 08/Jan 09)
• Growing Pro, Part 2: Backyard Vines (Dec 11/Jan 12)
• Growing Pro, Part One: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2011)
• Growing Q & A: Backyard Vines (Dec 03/Jan 04)
• Growing Rhône: Backyard VInes (Oct/Nov 2012)
• Growing Riesling: Betsy Parks (Feb/Mar 2013)
• Growing Syrah: Tips from the Pros (Feb/Mar 2010)
• Hand Harvesting Grapes: Tips from the Pros (Aug/Sept 2006)
• Harvest Planning: backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2003)
• How Grapes Grow (Oct/Nov 2010)
• Hydroponic Grape Growing (Jun/Jul 2005)
• Installing Your Trellis System (Jun/Jul 2011)
• Is your Vineyard Ready for Harvest?: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2005)
• Keys to a Healthy Canopy: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2012)
• Late Spring/Early Summer Vineyard Checklist: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2005)
• Making Sense of Pest Management (Feb/Mar 2007)
• Managing Grapevine Vigor: Tips from the Pros (Apr/May 2013)
• Minerality (Dec 07/Jan 08)
• New World Winegrowing: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2008)
• Northern Viticulture (Oct/Nov 2004)
• Old World Viticulture: Backyard Vines (Dec 07/Jan 08)
• Pinot Noir: Growing the Grape (Jun/Jul 2005)
• Planning Work Load: Backyard Vineyard (Jun/Jul 2006)
• Planning Your Backyard Vineyard (Apr/May 2010)
• Planting Grapevines: Tips from the Pros (Feb/Mar 2009)
• Powdery mildew and pruning tools: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2008)
• Preparing Your Vineyard: Tips from the Pros (Apr/May 2004)
• Pruning (Feb/Mar 2008)
• Pruning Your Backyard Vineyard (Apr/May 2003)
• Quest For The Big Red: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2012)
• Questions Answered: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2005)
• Regional Grape Growing Advice: Tips from the Pros (Aug/Sept 2004)
• Ripening Techniques for Cool Climate Vineyards (Aug/Sept 2009)
• Rootstocks: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2010)
• Small-Scale Spraying (Apr/May 2013)
• Soil: The Dirt on Vineyard Dirt (Apr/May 2011)
• Southern Grape Growing (Jun/Jul 2007)
• Spring & Summer Care Guide: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2004)
• Spring in the Vineyard: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2009)
• Summer Session: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2009)
• Swenson’s Hardy Hybrids (Feb/Mar 2009)
• The Art of Vine and Row Spacing (Feb/Mar 2006)
• The Future of Viticulture: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2007)
• The Grapes of Cash: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2010)
• The History of the Grapevine: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2009)
• The Next Great Grape (Aug/Sept 2007)
• The Vineyard Quiz: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2003)
• Three New Hybrids: Backyard Vines (Jun/Jul 2007)
• Trellising: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2011)
• Tuscan Winegrowing: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2005)
• Understanding Ripeness: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2005)
• Using Field Trials: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2004)
• Vineyard Answers, 2010 Reader Questions: Backyard Vines (Dec 10/Jan 11)
• Vineyard Goals: Backyard Vines (Feb/Mar 2006)
• Vineyard Management: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2008)
• Vineyard Vigor: Backyard Vines (Apr/May 2013)
• Watering Backyard Vineyards: Backyard Vines (Aug/Sept 2006)
• Weeding and Water Issues: Backyard Vines (Dec 05/Jan 06)
• Yearly Q & A: Backyard Vines (Oct/Nov 2007)