Bruce Ryall
December 14th, 2009
Will Bruce Ryall please contact Jack regarding your order.
Welcome to Vines for Wines
This amateur vine growing and wine making site is:
- A source of grape vines that are suitable for growing in the UK.
- A source of trellis materials that I have found work well.
- A source of useful hints and tips for the new grower and winemaker.
- A forum where growers and winemakers can exchange views and information.
Although primarily intended for amateur vine growers and wine makers, professionals in viticulture and oenology are welcome too!
New visitors are invited to read how the Vines for Wines site is organised.
If you are new to vines and wine making, you may want to start with the first of the Learn Pages, Choice of grape ... or choose a page from the menu on the right.
If you just want to buy vines or trellis materials you can go straight to the Shop
Latest News and Updates
Shop Notice
November 12th, 2009
December 14th, 2009 - Update
All November shipments have now been dispatched.
December 3rd, 2009 - Update
The first frost duly arrived but some vines remain in leaf.
The new plan is to dispatch the specials on Monday 7th December and the maidens originally scheduled for November a week later.
November 23rd, 2009 - Update
The first frost is not forecast until the end of the month; if this proves correct deliveries will not start until DECEMBER.
November 12th, 2009
This year’s very mild autumn has delayed the onset of dormancy in the vines; in fact most are still in leaf at the moment. So November deliveries will not start for at least another one or two weeks depending on what happens from now on.
Wine Calculator Update
November 25th, 2007
A minor error in the temperature adjustment has been corrected in WineCalc. If you already have it, please change for this later version.
Data Logger
June 25th, 2007
Thanks to a generous father’s day gift of a miniature data logger, I will be monitoring the temperature and relative humidity on an hourly basis. The data will be published on this site (hopefully on a monthly basis) but definitely at the end of the growing season.
As the data logger is just a good stone’s throw from the RHS at Wisley it can be regarded as supplemental data and aggregated with any data from there.
Please note that the instrument has not been calibrated and is not in a British Standard meteorology cabinet so the accuracy is not guaranteed but the ups and downs will certainly be relevant.
Jacob’s Creek Competition
March 2nd, 2007
You may have seen a competition run by Jacob’s Creek in some recent publications.
The competition winners will be given a Valentine’s gift set which includes a bottle of Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Rose, a wine guide (”The View From Our Place”) and a Seyval Blanc vine supplied by Vines For Wines and neatly presented in a red, Valentine’s Day tube.
If you have just won one and are new to growing vines, you may find some of the learn pages on this site are useful.
Most Northerly Vine/Vineyard
July 6th, 2006
A question that I have been asked on a number of occasions is:
“Will vines grow as far north as ….”
The gist of my reply is along the lines:
The most northerly commercial vineyard listed on the English Wine Producers website is Mount Pleasant, Bolton Le Sands, Camforth, Lancs. LA5 8AD. There is also one listed at Bullerthorpe Lane , Woodlesford, Leeds , West Yorkshire LS26 8AF.
I have heard of vines in Scotland.
So there is certainly some evidence and optimism in the region, but much will depend on the site - if it is a north facing, wet frost pocket I would not be too optimistic; but on a south facing sun trap, who knows…
If you think you have the most notherly outdoor vine in the UK let us know - you will be awarded the Virtual Thule Trophy.
