Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

So in one of your weaker moments you have decided to grow some grapes. I have met many people who buy the “dream” of owning a vineyard. “Honey, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to look out over our ...

You have selected the kind of grapes you want to grow and selected the best spot on your farm/garden to grow them. Remember: Do not plant any grapevines on north facing slopes. Make sure there are no ...

I’m planning on starting grape farming in Mbooni hills, Makueni. The place is mostly cold, average rainfall, with dry spells twice a year. Kindly, advice on its production. Charles Ndeti Kiilu. Dear ...

Back in November, we published a story by freelance writer Ted Vaden about the Chapel Hill venture capitalist Greg Bohlen and his plans for growing muscadine grapes at Union Grove (formerly Maple View ...

UTICA, Minn. — Experienced and novice winemakers and creative grape consumers found themselves at Fremont Vineyard in Winona County this year for the operation's first harvest. When owners Jill and ...

Location, location, location. Usually, the expression brings to mind a real estate transaction, not growing wine grapes. But location helps put the pop into the bottle when it comes to making wine, ...

L'Etoile du Nord Farm Winery is harvesting grapes and making wine for guests at their lakeside farm in central Minnesota. Polly Perkins grabs hold of a vine in her vineyard on Wednesday, Sept. 27, ...