So you have decided to elevate your hobby to the point of growing your own fruit for winemaking? This is a huge step that should not be taken lightly. Once you plant that first vine you have entered the world of farming. Farming is by no means something for the faint of heart. There are so many variables that can take the best of plans off course in your wine growing for a season and make for either a mediocre or completely disastrous one. It does, however, enhance your level of appreciation and bring additional understanding for what goes into making a quality bottle of wine. It is said that wine is made in the vineyard. Once you grow your own grapes you really understand why. It also helps you to truly understand what is meant when a wine connoisseur refers to a specific vintage as being a great year and another being lackluster. There are many things to consider and understand when having a home vineyard. One of the primary ones is your specific terroir. Terroir is a French
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