Er, what is it called?

Hello Desertphile

It's the same as with any other varietal. Wine made from Niagra grapes is called Niagra.

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Frank

Ah, okay. :-) Thank you--- I was wondering what to put on the label. My favorite wine, though I only drink a glass a year, is Zinfandel, so I think I'll look up how to make it.

Niagara! If you drop it then it is called Niagara falls...... Niagara juice from the store is a wonderful way to start making wine. I recommend it highly. Good luck! Bob

What do you put on the Label? I put a picture of Niagara Falls on mine. Are you using fresh grapes or juice. Welch's Niagara White Grape Concentrate makes a delightful wine that is best drunk between 2 and 6 months old. I think that after 6 months it declines, but that is me. Just have to drink fast. That is no problem with this wine. Everyone loves it.

Ray

Thank you. And thank you for the good luck, since I might need it. :-) It is my hope I can press enough grapes in September to make four or five gallons, if the vines cooperate this year. In the mean time, while I wait for the grapes to grow, I thought I would get some Welsh's Niagra grape juice and do a first run.

My first wine-making "adventure" was with a friend who had about 40 Niagara vines at his place, plus some Concord. We were really suprised about the harvesting of them, since none of our sugar/acid measurements came out where we expected them to do based on what we had read, and what my friend's father (a home winemaker from way back) told us. We always had to work hard to balance them, and we wondered what had to be done differently to get them to ripen "properly." Later we figured out that they were ripening exactly right, but since they weren't vinifera, they ended up with less sugar and more acid than we were expecting.

So don't be surprised if when they seem ripe, they don't measure out ripe according to typical wine-grape musts. Wish someone had told us 3 years earlier - we'd have had a lot less frustration.

But the wine is neat - it's the only grape wine that tastes like, of all things, grapes!

Rob

It is quite strong flavoured though..... I had one guy refer to it as "Death By Grape"! Bob

LOL!!! Ain't it the truth, what a concept, grape-flavoured wine!

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Go to Altavista.com and search the images for "niagara falls"

I came up with quite a selection including an aerial view showing the horseshoe-shaped nature of the falls. Bob

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