Part 12 Starting a vineyard. Catch wires and leaf wall management.

[@U100Maciek]

Absolutely radiant person relaying to us what he loves. Wine + radiant people = bliss :)

[@rickgeorge4205]

Love the vineyard updates mate. I’m about to start my own small scale vineyard and I’m finding your videos very helpful. Keep up the good work

[@mycountrylife810]

Hi Rick. Thanks for that, much appreciated. Good luck with your vineyard too.

[@lifeisgood6194]

Hello... Am from india and i am planning to start a vineyard next year. Lucky that i find your videos, it helps me alot.

[@mycountrylife810]

That's great!

[@CharlesLL]

Good day, I have been watching all your vineyard videos and that was great effort achieved. I have a 180 vines vineyard similar like yours in Auckland, New Zealand. Setup from scratch like yours too. Totally understand how much effort we put into it. All be best and will keep watching your videos.

[@mycountrylife810]

Hi there. That sounds great, I hope you get some good crops. Lots of effort like you say, but fingers crossed it will be worth it.

[@TheBrudi2007]

Keep up the wonderful videos! Like many on here, I’m watching with great interest. About to plant my first acre in Washington State.

[@mycountrylife810]

Awesome! Thank you! Good luck with your vineyard in Washington.

[@gameretrostore]

Hi. (Sorry think I’m logged in as the kids account) from your inspiration we have planted 300 wines 6 weeks ago. Doing catch wires tomorrow, what was the video you had on that? Keep up the good work.

[@ferreirapeixoto]

Nice video! Any updates about potassium bicarbonate? Is it works?

[@pearleelife]

Cheers. 🍻

[@thivakarpragash7056]

Your videos are amazing just starting up my vineyard . Can you help me out what was the fertlizer you been using from the scratch.. Good luck mate

[@mycountrylife810]

Hi there. We didn't use any fertiliser, just the soil that we have. Vine roots tend to go very deep to find the nutrients that they need. In France, they tend to say the poorer the quality of ground then better the wine. That said, in Italy, they grow vines on the lushest ground.

[@stephenbeck6410]

Would it make sense to cover the vineyard with hoop houses during the first two years while the goal is to grow vines as quickly as possible, as well as to provide delicate plants with protection during the cold months?

[@naimatullah4145]

Great

[@NduduzoNgcobo]

Hi, if you don't mind my asking. How often do you water the vineyard

[@aguskosim9973]

Nice this conten. Yrims

[@48luke]

Well done they are looking very healthy. I am thinking of planting a few rows on my land and came across your channel a while back. I am pleased I did, I enjoy following these updates. I was concerned my location in Kent was a little high a 160m above sea level. I was wondering what your elevation was?

[@mycountrylife810]

Hi Luke. I think Kent would be an excellent place to grow some vines. We too are little high up, about 160m too. I thought this may be a bit high, but there are some successful vineyards near us that seem to do very well, so now I'm not worried. Thanks for you comments, glad you like the videos. A

[@jasonsmith8131]

I've watched your videos with interest. We are about to start our own small vineyard adventure in Worcestershire. Would love a brief chat if at all possible.

[@mycountrylife810]

Hi Jason. That sounds very exciting. More than happy to chat. I'll see if I can get an email over to you.....

[@scttstnfld]

After watching 13 in a row, I notice that when you directly face the camera (at 3:45), the audio really dips out. But when you're side-addressing, like at 3:30, your voice is much stronger. Could be one of microphones in the array is covered. The GoPro 10 has 3 mics, and if any are covered, it will mess with the noise canceling.

[@tomedson4438]

Is it not 12 leaves per a single shoot carrying a single grape cluster? I may be wrong, but generally speaking, the vine allocates photosythates produced by leaves on a shoot to grape clusters carried by the same shoot? ...12-14 leaves per shoot per 1 grape cluster? Clusters on a shoot that does not grow to canopy height are prime targets for fruit thinning at veraison.

[@alexanderdunlavey]

What a wonderful series you are putting together. I must admit I watched the entire playlist in one sitting. Everything you are showing is so informative and interesting. Could I just ask, when your vineyard is mature how many bottles of wine do you think it will produce? (I appreciate that it will vary season to season, but I was hoping for a rough estimate. Also are you planning to make your own wine or use a wine making contractor? I am sure that will be a topic for a future video but wanted to know as to what your future plans were. Thank you again for these videos.

[@mycountrylife810]

Hi there. Thank you so much for your comments and well done for watching the videos in one sitting. V impressed!! From our 300 vines we were hoping to perhaps get maybe 300-500 bottles but I really don't know. I know a local vineyard who averages about 2 bottles per vine using the same trellising system. We will see... With regards to contract wineries, I've been told the minimum is a ton of grapes which we will struggle to get to do I may have to make the wine ourselves to start with. Hopefully planting more vines soon so maybe contractors in the future. Either way I'll keep you posted... A

[@alexanderdunlavey]

@@mycountrylife810 thanks ever so much. I look forward to hearing how you get on.

[@tomedson4438]

American producers often use a common equation of 60 -65 finished cases per ton, depending on variety and especially the pressing regime in the cellar. 1 ton = 62 cases x 12 bottles per case. 2.3775 gallons of finished wine per case of 12 bottles filled to 750 ml.

[@kenrehill8775]

Are you growing these to make wine?