Tim shows off our new sign.
We raised our new sign today which should hopefully make it easier to find us. The frame needs some stain but we were excited to share it as is.
A very special thank you to Albert Screenprint of Norton, OH for their excellent work on our sign. Please contact them if you have printing needs.
We will be picking our cayuga grapes this weekend. For more information about cayuga grapes, visit our grape page here. If you are interested in juice, it will be available after 3:00. Pricing is $.40 per pound, or $8 per gallon (please bring you own container if possible, there is an extra fee if we have to provide the bucket). This will be one of the last weekends we will have grapes this season. Use the contact form on the right side of any of our pages to let us know in advance what you need to shorten your wait time when you come to get the grapes/juice.
View of the Vineyard 2012
We will be at the vineyard again this weekend (September 15 -16) picking our Elvira and Diamond grapes. This will be the last chance to get Elvira grapes and juice this season. If you want either kind of grape please provide your contact information and what you need in the contact form on the right side of the page so we can be sure to pick enough in advance to fill your order.
Our tentative plan is to pick Concord and Cayuga the following weekend (September 22-23). Due to an extreme shortage, we are no longer taking orders for concord and will not sell to anyone on the days we are picking them unless they have already placed an order. We have recently reassessed our Concord crop and may not be able to provide grapes to those who ordered after September 1. We Are contacting people in the order we received the orders. We are very sorry if we end up not being able to fill your order and are willing to place your name at the top for next year. We will have plenty of cayuga grapes and juice if you are interested in those.
Elvira Grapes
We will be picking our Elvira grapes today and tomorrow. If you are interested in grapes or juice use the contact form on the right side of our webpages or leave a message at 330-828-1622.
Elvira Grapes
We just ran tests on our elvira grapes and decided that now is a very good time to pick. We plan on picking on Saturday, September 1. We may be there on Sunday and Monday as well, depending on the weather and the number of orders we have.
For those who are winemakers and want to know, the grapes currently have a Brix of 18, the ph is 3.2, and the acidity is .6.
Pricing for Elvira is as follows:
We will be picking and pressing the remainder of our Leon Millot grapes this Saturday and Sunday. If you are interested in grapes or juice please use the contact form on this page to let us know in advance what you need to be sure you get it or stop by the vineyard in mid to late afternoon on either day.
Leon Millot
Our Leon Millot grapes are only about a week away from being ready to be picked. These grapes are ideal for winemakers. We will have several price options this year, including one where you have the option to pick your own grapes if you would like to save some money.
Old Vine Cottage, a vacation rental home, has recently opened at Ryder Vineyards. The house sleeps 6 comfortably and overlooks the beautiful vineyard. For more information or to book a stay, visit OldVineCottage.com or the Old Vine Cottage vrbo site at http://www.vrbo.com/421163.
We would like to thank everyone who helped to make our first year a success. We are currently doing some work on the house at the vineyard and will have an exciting announcement in the coming months on how it will be utilized. Happy New Year!
We will be at the vineyard on Saturday, October 15 to pick our catawba grapes. If you placed an order for these you can stop by in the afternoon to pick it up.