How do you sulfiteWell, here is what I do for 5 gallon carboys: Each rack I add 1-8 teaspoon of potbuttium metabisulfite powder dissolved in a few ml of water. I used to measure it on a...
spud wrote "Just asking about Leon Millot as it's early. Kind of like to spread the harvest time work load out if possible. Steve noobie, Oregon"
Steve - I used to grow Leon Millot. The vines are very hardy and produce lots of small clusters of little grapes. I harvested them anywhere from July 24th to August 9th here in Kansas. This is at least a month before any other grapes were ripe. I found this to be a problem...hard to spray the whole vineyard when you have to be careful not to spray the L.M. Also, since the L.M. started to change color early I had to put up bird netting sooner than I needed to for the other grapes.
But, in the end I would have put up with all of the above if the wine was really good. IMO the L.M. I made was only a fair wine. I ended up grafting Vignoles on the L.M. roots. In Oregon I would think you could grow about any vinifera but if you want to plant a hybrid I favor Chambourcin and New York 73 and maybe even Baco Noir. I make some nice blends of these wines.
If you want to taste some excellent Baco Noir wine try a bottle of from Oregon winery Chateau Lorane. They also make a Foch which is the cousin of Leon Millot. This could give you an idea of what to expect from these grapes in your part of the world.
Bill Frazier Olathe, Kansas USA
