Grow your own grapes? Thinking of starting a backyard vineyard? Now is the time to plan your spring. Here is a list of suppliers where you can purchase grapevines and/or supplies for your home vineyard...

Grow your own grapes? Thinking of starting a backyard vineyard? Now is the time to plan your spring. Here is a list of suppliers where you can purchase grapevines and/or supplies for your home vineyard...

How to get a vineyard education. Plus: The 5 most important books on viticulture.

Don't have a hundred acres? Don't even have a backyard? Our man in Canada explains how he planted a successful vineyard in a six-by-fourteen-foot plot of questionable soil on his patio.

In addition to his latest "Backyard Vines" question and answer column in the December 2008-January 2009 issue of WineMaker, Wes Hagen tackles two bonus questions about black rot and dying vines.  

California is facing one of the worst droughts it has seen in decades. Learn some methods for coping with the dryness.

Is there something fishy about using chitosan? What grapes would grow well in a dry climate?

Got grape questions? Our Backyard Vines columnist pens the mailbag to answer reader questions on how to plant a vineyard and how much it will cost.

Go beyond Brix to see if your grapes are really ripe.

When replanting your vineyard with a new varietal, it takes years before your first usable harvest. However, there is a quicker way. Learn how to graft new wood onto old roots with a technique called field grafting.

Remember field trips? Well your wine education may benefit from one now.

Caring for your first-year grape vines.

Bud break is a vulnerable time for backyard grapevines. Learn how to protect your delicate vines when frost threatens.

Help your vinifera plantings beat the "bad bugs" – phylloxera and nematodes – with resistant root stock.

Armed with some basic plant biology, a little land, a lot of patience and some paper bags, even novices can develop their own grape hybrids.

Mildew, mold and rot: Learn about major grapevine diseases and how to control them.

Chardonnay is grown all over the world, but it actually prefers specific climates. Plan your dream Chardonnay vineyard.

Growing your own grapes isn't just for people who live in Napa Valley. Even if your winters are long and cold, you can enjoy the satisfaction of making wine from your own vines.

Got an urge to grow winegrapes organically? It’s actually easier than you think. Thanks to the paths carved by some well-seasoned organic wine producers, growing grapes with the environment and ecosystem in mind is a real possibililty in a home vineyard. This issue, three men with years of organic experience lend their advice for greening up your backyard vines.

Harvet time is just around the corner. Let us help you plan your work . . . so you can work your plan.