Comments on: Cultivated Grapes in Scandinavia

By: claudie

claudie — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:24:40 +0000

Tor has got green hands to cultivate nice grapes in his garden! if you don’t product a lot of wines you product super beers! And we love beer so much with Pierre!

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By: Mar

Mar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:53:40 +0000

Amazing what TLC (tender love and care) can do to a plant…great grapes, Tor did a wonderful job!!
Weather alone does not garantee a good harvest, I see it with our neighbors who try hard to grow their own grapes…
Cheers!

Mars last blog post..Have I shown you these?

By: Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:12:43 +0000

Tor’s grapes look delicious but I can see where someone has sampled them! I love grapes…especially when they’re turned into wine…my favourite type of grape, heheh!

Puss in Bootss last blog post..New Zealand

By: Gattina

Gattina — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:48:06 +0000

Scandinavian wine, HIC ! we have Belgian wine too, actually the grapes here are quite famous (and expensive !) Gattinas last blog post..

By: Ling

Ling — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:07:35 +0000

40 billion bottles is a lotta bottles. If you took a couple of days’ production and threw it all into the oceans and rivers, every living being on earth would end up drunk.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:09:19 +0000

I didn’t realize that grapes were so very hard to grow in Sweden. I’m glad to hear that TorAa was so successful this year.

Here in Canada there are parts of the country that it would probably be just about impossible to grow grapes, but then we also have some regions that are renowned for their grape growing and wine producing abilities. As you kind of touched on – our Ice Wines are probably the wines we Canadians are best known for as they are delicious! This year looks like it might get cooler earlier than normal so our ice wine harvest might be earlier than it normally is ( I believe it most often occurs in December and sometimes even January!).

Tricias last blog post..Short Sedum?

By: TorAa

TorAa — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:42:49 +0000

We are so “Grapeful” for a fantastic photo of our Blue “Norwegian” Grapes at out Summer House Garden. They are of the type Schybler . Takes several years to give results, like this years. Record harvest- and my mom enjoyed them at her 89th BD this afternoon.
I should be more brutal cutting away weak and late fruits. But, you know, it’s so fascinating to see the Grapes here at 60 degrees North.

I was not aware of the fact Ice Wine is produced in Sweden. Very fascinating. And I love the way you do find facts

My son Niklas, you met him during the 3×20 event, bought some winestocks from Ukraina last year. They can survive down to -40C. But they grow very slowly.

Have a great week to come

TorAas last blog post..HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MOTHER – 89

By: Ladynred

Ladynred — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:19:40 +0000

Those grapes look delicious! Thanks for the visit.

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By: aka R'acquel

aka R'acquel — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:26:33 +0000

Does this mean you don’t see many grapes for sale at the (super)markets? ..or do they get imported? Can see how Tor’s grapes would taste all the more special and they look so healthy too.

Love them best when they’re fresh & firm over here

By: Lifecruiser

Lifecruiser — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:57:23 +0000

We do have them in the supermarkets, but imported yes. And not so many ecological unfortunately….