The Organic Backyard Vineyard: A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Your Own Grapes

<p>Interest in wine shows no signs of slowing down - wine tours, tastings, and vacations are now common and homeowners often have space dedicated to their collection. The logical next step? Learning to grow and make your own. </p><p>In <i>The Organic Backyard Vineyard</i> expert Tom Powers walks the small grower through the entire process of growing grapes, with a month-by-month maintenance guide covering all regions of the U.S. and Canada. He explains everything a beginning grape grower needs to know: how to design and build a vineyard, how to select grapes for each region, how to maximize yield using organic maintenance techniques, how to build a trellis, how to harvest at peak flavor, and how to store grapes for winemaking. </p><p>Updated from his self-published version, this edition includes organic growing information and all new photography. <i>The Organic Backyard Vineyard</i> features everything a wine lover needs to build and care for a backyard vineyard.</p>