Front Range Backyard Viticulture | wines from your own vines!

BACKYARD VITICULTURE 

Saturday April 14, 2-5 or

Saturday May 26, 2-5

• Site location and preparation

•Trellising Construction

• Variety Selection

• Planting and early maintenance practices

 

GRAPEVINE PRUNING

Saturday May 5, 2-5 

• Cordons, canes, and how to decide 

• Managing Vigor

• Balanced Pruning

• Renewing neglected vines

 

HARVESTING AND WINEMAKING 

Sunday Sept 23, 1-4

• Determining ripeness

• Destemming and crushing

• Harvesting

• Balancing sugar and acidity 

All classes are $45 per person.

Email John Martin to register

 

John is also available for onsite backyard consultations.  If you have an old vine that needs training, email John Martin to schedule a visit and pruning lesson.   

 

And…

YOUR LABEL OPEN TABLE

Saturday Aug 25, 7-9  

If you are a backyard wine grower or regional vintner, please join us for a shared wine tasting at Stonebridge farm.  Let's compare notes and see how we're doing with Front Range Colorado wines.

The Open Table is a charitable fundraiser 

to which we ask a $10 donation

Email John Martin to register.