I grew up here on my dad's farm that we turned into the Sainte Genevieve Winery over 20 years ago. I'm the educated enologist and he's the experienced farmer/business man. We try to treat the land and the wine with kindness, like a member of our family(sometimes we treat them nicer than family ;)) This is our little place on earth, and I thought you might enjoy seeing it from my perspective.
The flowers at the winery are in full bloom, and they are really eye catching. Petunias on the bottom, roses in the middle and grape hyacinth climbing up the pillars.
Know you're a winery but would LOVE to know what else to do with just a few Concord grapes, no recipes starting out "40 pounds of grapes"! Nice to see you're blogging!
Here's a recipe for juice from my "Putting Food By" recipe book:
Wash and destem grapes. Crush. Add 1 cup water for each 4 quarts of crushed grapes. Cook gently without boiling for 10 minutes. Strain through a jelly bag. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Strain again for perfect clearness. Do not use sediment at bottom including tartaric crystals. Add 1/2 cup sugar for each quart of juice and heat to 200 degress F. Simmer. Pour hot juice into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headroom. Adjust lids. Process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.
I'm a huge canning nerd, but if you didn't want to can, this recipe would taste fresh for a day or two in your frig.
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Know you're a winery but would LOVE to know what else to do with just a few Concord grapes, no recipes starting out "40 pounds of grapes"! Nice to see you're blogging!
There's a lady that works for us that makes Concord juice and jelly. I'll see if I can get her recipes...
Here's a recipe for juice from my "Putting Food By" recipe book:
Wash and destem grapes. Crush. Add 1 cup water for each 4 quarts of crushed grapes. Cook gently without boiling for 10 minutes. Strain through a jelly bag. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Strain again for perfect clearness. Do not use sediment at bottom including tartaric crystals. Add 1/2 cup sugar for each quart of juice and heat to 200 degress F. Simmer. Pour hot juice into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headroom. Adjust lids. Process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.
I'm a huge canning nerd, but if you didn't want to can, this recipe would taste fresh for a day or two in your frig.
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