Backyard vineyard

So you want to know how to make wine at home? Or better, you want to start your own backyard vineyard! Here's what you need to start making wine, simplified

The five row vineyard will have around 65 vines once fully planted. This year I planted around half of the vines. Keep in mind that grape nurseries will often sell out of many varieties up to one year in advance of delivery, so order your vines early. I planted

Twelve years ago, Ron and Yolanda Whisenand sat on the back porch of a newly constructed home for sale in Templeton and gazed past the bare lot to three large cottonwood trees and dozens of willows along the creek, all gently blowing in the May afternoon wind.

Owning a backyard vineyard is a bucket list item for many people. It was our lifelong dream and, in 2016, that dream became a reality.

Grape trellis is easy to construct, provided that you use durable equipment and follow certain basic tips. This article provides instructions to build your own trellis.

Grapes take some work, but they also take some abuse.

Set aside plenty of time for your visit to Dablon Vineyard’s tasting room. Once you step inside you won't want to leave!

“Mark? Don’t you want to take a look inside the house?” Hmmm. Check out that land. “Mark? The house?” Yeah … sure. The house. I take one last, inclusive look at the “backyard” of the home in Chicago Park, California. I see one-and-a-half acres of fertile land that faces south and slopes gently away from me. Look at the house? I don’t need to look at the house. After driving 770 miles from our current home in Seattle, and spending a long week looking at potential homesteads that just weren’t…