[Sca-cooks] Verjus

[Elaine Koogler]

The verjus I get from Navarro is made with Chardonnay grapes....

Kiri

Pixel, Goddess and Queen wrote:

>While we're talking about verjus...
>
>I'm working on my new garden plans--there's a useless strip of dirt next
>to the driveway that I have determined will make a lovely raised-bed
>garden. If my neighbor doesn't have a problem with me using his fence as a
>trellis, I want to put in a grapevine or two.
>
>Does anybody have any input on what sort of grapes make the best verjus?
>According to the info at Raintree Nursery (www.raintreenursery.com) there
>are a number of possibilities, but most, if not all, of the standard wine
>grapes aren't hardy enough to handle Minnesota winters, so I'm limited to
>some newer hybrids and some Concord-type grapes if I want to make my own
>verjus.
>
>I suppose this is mostly a question for Akim, but I can't be the only one
>contemplating grapevines.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Margaret (who is also contemplating cherries and apples, but those are
>easier!)
>
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