Hey that's a great idea! I will have to remember to try it this fall.
Al

"Charles H" > wrote in message
...
> Alfonse wrote:
>
> > Having further confused you, if you can get the local grapes, then its
worth
> > trying it at least once. You may have better luck, or better winemaking
> > skills, or a better grape crop than my brother-in-law. The wine will
also be
> > able to be aged for at least 10 years or so. For me personally, the
imported
> > grapes at $35 and up per case creates similar if not better wines.
>
> I've heard that a 60/40 or 50/50 blend of Ontario & Californian grapes
> produces a good wine, since the low acid/high sugar of the California
> grapes can be tempered by the high acid/low sugar of the Ontario grapes.
> I have yet to put this theory to test, but perhaps next year.
>
> Ontario seems to have been in a bit of a squeeze for grapes, due to low
> yields, and the wineries seemed to have snapped up most of the good
> stuff.
>
> --
> charles
>
> "Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
> forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
> - W.C. Fields