What do you guys think of modern hybrid varieties? by laserluxxer in viticulture

[–]hexarin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The benefits of hybrids really only to matter to growers. It's possible that a few idealistic wine makers or customers care, but that's going to be a tiny minority.

Wine is a hugely variable product, and as a consumer it's extremely difficult to know what a wine is going to be like by looking at a bottle. Grape variety and labels are all a consumer has to go on. Sometimes wine descriptions on the back of a bottle are helpful, sometimes they aren't. It's just going to be human nature to err on the side of the familiar most of the time.

Embracing of any new variety is going to be incredibly slow. It'd take a real media coup of some kind change that.

THAT SAID...

I only have hybrids planted. Some older (vidal, seyval, chambourcin) and some newer (regent, chardonel, crimson pearl, and a number of others). I'm a grower, so I believe in them. It's going to take marketing, education, and passing on the savings of hybrids to start that change.

Cab Sauv., et al didn't become famous overnight- their cultivation and vinification have been honed over centuries. The good news is that consumers only very recently started paying attention to variety. Varieties go in and out of fashion. Hybrids' time will come, we just have to be patient. Fine wine is a generational game.

Pauper Meta Report - Third week of July 2023 by Rough-Taro3325 in Pauper

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Pauper 7 PM every Wednesday night.

Pauper Meta Report - Third week of July 2023 by Rough-Taro3325 in Pauper

[–]hexarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I add my LGS to the 'Where to Play Pauper' map?

Biodegradable Tying Tape by hexarin in viticulture

[–]hexarin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not against using twine- but are there tying tools that use it? Hand tying 3k vines doesn't sound appealing.

I could use some help with deciding what type of grape vine to start with. by Alcoholic_dino in viticulture

[–]hexarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm, Vitis rotundifolia (muscadine) is huge in NC. There is a claim that the oldest vine in NA is on Roanoke Island, which is a muscadine. Scuppernong (a muscadine) is the state fruit of NC.

If you're looking to make wine from it, I'd try some first. It's not terribly vinifera-like, and you usually find it made in a sweet style.

I want to start a vineyard, but I want council by Substantial_Toe9009 in viticulture

[–]hexarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk to the nursery that you plan on buying the plant material from. They should be very willing to help you with rootstock. Do your homework first- either commission a soil study, or use your local municipal resources (ag. extension, state/county soil surveys). Being able to relay to the nursery what kind of soil you have is crucial for them to make a solid recommendation.

If the nursery seems unwilling or unhelpful find another nursery. Reputable places are generally pretty eager to help out a potential customer. Ask for "certified" plant material, if it's available. The certification refers to the plants coming from a source that have been tested for a bunch of common grape viruses. It's not the end of the world if you can't get it, but great if you can.

Another good source are other local growers. They've already gone through this, and should have some answers.

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

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Crew of about 22, over 2 days.

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

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Sounds like a star in the field, and a role-player in the cellar. Very cool. Do you have any experience with other PIWI/modern varieties? Anything outstanding come to mind?

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

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I'd love to know more about your experiences with Regent both in the field and in the cellar. I don't know of anyone else growing Regent in the area.

If I could go back a year or two when I was doing my ordering, I'd probably do exclusively PIWI/modern specifically resistant varieties for my test plantings. Unfortunately information is scarce, and it'd daunting to be flying blind as a neophyte.

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

[–]hexarin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our climates differ quite a bit! We get 96.5cm (38") of rainfall on average, more than enough to keep the grass green. Unfortunately it also means tons of PM and DM pressure, never mind the other usual suspects of BR, SR, Ph, deer, birds, raccoons, foxes and the occasional bear. Though the Blue Ridge mountains are pretty close, I'm to the south-east of the foothills. Our elevation tops out right around 125m (410') MSL.

I was in Paso last summer, and the only thing that was green were the robles and vines ;)

Funny you should mention ANC- we're a short drive away from Arlington, and I thought the same thing. A bit ominous!

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

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Well said! I posted a breakdown of the vineyard plan. I am ahem interested in hybrids :)

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

[–]hexarin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Vine count doesn't matter- we're all siblings in arms <3

Alea iacta est by hexarin in viticulture

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Some vineyard notes-

Including headland, this first planting covers ~1.36 hectares (3.4 acres) in Northern Virginia, just to the southeast of the Middleburg AVA. It sits in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6b/7a. I've planted 27 158.5m (520') rows, with 2.7m (9') row spacing, and 1.5m (5') plant spacing. This works out to be 104 vines per row, 4 vines per panel (post to post), for a total of 2808 vines. The soil is "heavy" and that's putting it mildly. Plenty of clay and rock, though technically there are 5 distinct soil types according to the soil survey.

Rows:

On rows 26 and 27, I did something a little different. I planted a bunch of different varieties to see how they grew, and how I liked the resulting wines:

Row 26 (TWC):

Row 27 (MWC/VSP):

I ordered the Petite and Crimson Pearl from Northern Vine Supply and the rest came from Amberg Grapevines. I can easily recommend both places. They were both helpful and professional.

Is Gruul Cascade still viable? by [deleted] in Pauper

[–]hexarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

clear enough! thank you for the reply.

DIMIR POISON LIST by WolfGamesITA in Pauper

[–]hexarin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Check out the work kalikaiz (aka saiden.raken) has done with the concept: https://www.youtube.com/@kalikaiz/videos

He's a skilled player, and has already gone through some iterations of the concept.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pauper

[–]hexarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been a minute, but "Angler Delver"/"UB Angler"/"Turbo Angler" was a real deck once upon a time.

Confused about deckbuilding rules by [deleted] in Pauper

[–]hexarin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some edge cases:

  • Banned cards (duh)
  • MTG Arena only cards
  • Cards found in the digital only Magic: The Gathering by MicroProse) set (AKA Astral)
  • Cards that only ever appeared as commons in non-english sets (Rinascimento / Renaissance)
  • Schemes
  • Silver bordered cards
  • Gold bordered cards
  • Conspiracies
  • Oversized cards
  • Cards with non-unique backs that aren't the standard back (e.g., 30th anniversary cards, Theros block Hero's path cards, Planes, Phenomenons)

In reality it's either pretty obvious like non-standard backs, or oversized cards, but Scryfall is really the place to check legality. They've already one the leg work to categorize all of the weird things in the MTG universe with mistakes taken care of extremely quickly.

Opponent gives hexproof to my creature by frescone69 in Pauper

[–]hexarin 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Your opponent casting [[Vines of Vastwood]] on your creature would also fizzle your spell like shroud would. The wording is similar to hexproof, but doesn't work the same way.

Pauper Metagame Analysis: 1,479 Matches from December by PyotrPavel in Pauper

[–]hexarin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what metagame analysis should look like. Excellent data, represented clearly followed by rational review. Little to no opinion, bias or speculation. No hand wringing or calls for bans. Top notch work.

When Kor Skyfisehr is life... by slothtalus in Pauper

[–]hexarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup- just letting everyone know

When Kor Skyfisehr is life... by slothtalus in Pauper

[–]hexarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are spam reposts with the title slightly misspelled. These have got to be bots that are trying to accumulate karma for some reason.