shbailey > writes:
>
> Why don't you check on locally grown fruit, or better yet plant a few
> vines of your own grapes?

Hmmm, there are some good local wineries -- it didn't occur to me that
they might just sell grapes.

> Don't get hung up on the "big name" vinifera varieties. There are
> hybrids that will produce high quality wine (maybe with a little more
> effort than a kit) that will grow most anywhere. If you like Shiraz,
> and you live anywhere from the mid-Atlantic to the mid-South to the
> lower mid-West, Chambourcin is hard to beat for wine quality and ease
> of growth/production.

My history with growing plants of any kind is pretty poor!
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