"MASTER gardeners" are a GREAT source of information for grape growers.
I'd recommend anyone interested in growing ANYTHING to talk to them. If
they don't know anything about what you are doing they should know
where to get the info. Masters need not know everything just how to
find the right info on everything. If I used my "local" vineyard for
advice on viticulture my vines would already be dead. Our local
commercial vineyard is an abortion and I'd give it 1 more year and
they'll have no crop at all. Their spray program, weed control and
canopy management is non-existent. God forbid a newbie went there
looking to use them as an example. Additonally, advising questioners to
refer to their local vineyard does nothing to enhance this board. Thank
God the great winemakers here don't refer me to my local winery for
advice. I came HERE to get advice. I KNOW I can go to a winery and get
advice. Sending people to their local vineyards and Cooperative
extentions seems to be the "cool" answer around these parts but does
nothing for exchanging info on how WE go about successfully growing OUR
grapes . I for one am not afraid to share my POSITIVE experiences with
new growers and winemakers. I will continue to make EXACT
recommendations and not be pointing in several directions. If you don't
agree with my recommendation fine but DON'T try and show me up. Where
did your wife get her KC "master" gardeners license??? In a gumball
machine?

Bob