Available Wine Kits from Backyard Vineyards

Backyard Vineyards
Elburn, Illinois 60119
630-232-7464

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Available Wine Kits

Currently available online are five starter kits that represent but a portion of the grape varieties that Backyard Vineyards can supply to you. We have American grapes and Vinifera varieties for all climatic and cultural situations. These kits are intended to allow a variety of wine choices in a small space. If you would like a specific combination of vines, or would like to obtain information on the numerous other selections we have available, please e-mail us. You should expect about six gallons of wine from each kit or approximately seventy to eighty pounds of grapes for your table. When ordering vines for 2008 planting, please order between September of 2007 and February 1, 2008 in order to receive vines in time for spring planting in your area. All kits include top quality trellising hardware (also sold separately), detailed instructions on how to plant your vines, build your trellising system, and how to prune and care for your grapes.

Red Wine Kits

Red Wine Hardy (Tolerates -15⁰F to -35⁰F)
	Grape Varieties Frontenac (2 vines) - Extremely hardy red variety. Produces a full bodied wine with great flavor and high quality very vigorous Marechal Foch (2 vines) - Very early ripening black grapes produce a fruity wine. A very versatile grape - good winter hardiness. Landot Noir 4511 (2 vines) - Vigorous and hardy parent to Frontenac - late bud break and early maturation with similar wine characteristics to Frontenac. Cost: $151.99 plus shipping & handling
Red Wine Moderately Hardy (Tolerates 0⁰F to -5⁰F)
	Grape Varieties Chancellor (2 vines) - Productive vines (requires cluster thinning) - wine quality among the better of French-American varieties Villard Noir (2 vines) - Blue-black variety produces heavy-bodied neutral red wine. Low vigor (spur pruning suggested) ripens late (not intended for short seasons) - most widely planted variety in southern France. New York 73 (2 vines) - Vigorous variety red wine has full body with black pepper character and moderate tannins. Cost: $151.99 plus shipping & handling

White Wine Kits

White Wine Hardy (Tolerates -15⁰F to -35⁰F)
	Grape Varieties La Crescent (2 vines) - Hardy and productive wine with distinct apricot-like flavor and good aromatic qualities - clusters are long and slightly loose. Grapes turn golden brown when ripe. Prairie Star (2 vines) - Produces a neutral wine with great finish, good body - frequently used as a blender. In some years a strong floral nose is present. St. Pepin (2 vines) - Medium-sized berries with fruity flavor producing a Riesling-type wine - also a good table grape. Cost: $151.99 plus shipping & handling
White Wine Moderately Hardy (Tolerates 0⁰F to -5⁰F)
	Grape Varieties Chardonel (2 vines) - Cross between Seyvel and Chardonnay. Produces an excellent wine when mature fruit is used - long season required to ripen fruit. Traminette (2 vines) - A Gewürztraminer hybrid that produces wines of excellent quality - spicy character resembling parent. Cayuga White (2 vines) - One of the most productive and disease resistant varieties grown in the east. Can produce semi-sweet fruity wine or a dry oak-aged and less fruit-forward wine. Has excellent cultural characteristics and high wine quality. Cost: $151.99 plus shipping & handling

Seedless Grape Kits

Seedless Hardy (Tolerates -15⁰F to -35⁰F)

Grape Varieties

Canadiens (2 vines) - Winter hardy medium clusters of red seedless grapes similar to Delaware variety.
Marquis (2 vines) - Large shoulder clusters of white seedless grape. Excellent table grape - also produces a pleasant white wine.
Concord Seedless (2 vines) - Cluster and berries are smaller than seeded Concord. The fruit matures earlier but still retains the distinct grape flavor that Concord is known for.

Cost: $151.99 plus shipping & handling

Trellising Kit Only

Trellising kit includes top quality trellising hardware (see table at right), detailed instructions on how to plant your vines, build your trellising system, and how to prune and care for your grapes.

Cost: $84.99 plus shipping & handling

Quantity	Description
2	Helix Anchors (4" diameter helix x 30" long x 5/8" diameter rod)
4	Wire Lock Trellis Anchors
2	In-line Wire Strainers with Tool
1	100 Lineal Feet ZalCote 12.5 gauge Permaseal Wire, Mainwire
2	Wire Lock Wire Couplers
2	30 Lineal Feet Anchor Post Wires
1	50 Lineal Feet Tipper Tie Bird Netting
6	"C" Clips for Netting
Note: Posts not included

Backyard Vineyards
Elburn, Illinois 60119 ● 630-232-7464
www.backyardvineyards.com
E-mail: kaniksu1@aol.com

Due to agricultural restrictions, we are unable to ship grape vines to California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and Alaska at the present time. We hope to able to service these areas in the future. We do not ship outside the U.S.