Newbie - looking to plant grape vines for making wine

Hello,

I am a newbie in the wine vine planting. I live in Port Coquitlam and I have a very sunny front yard (in the summer :))) where I can plant the vines on about 75 feet long line and no higher then 7 feet.

I am looking to make white wine in this particular order (one of them): Chardonnay, Pinot Gris or Savignon Blanc.

I have no idea if any of those can be planted in my area or where to buy them from. I would like to buy mature vines, so I do not have to wait too long till production.

I've heard of a sort called White Bacchus but I have no other info. I would like to have some help here to be able to start in one direction.

Thank you very much for your time.

Bogdan

 

I would consider visiting local Wineries and tasting their versions of these whites, assuming they are locally grown and not imported grapes. If you find a varietal that is consistently well done, plant that one!

 

See this older thread for recommendations on appropriate wine grapes for Vancouver.

 

I can vouch for Madeline Angevine as a productive grape here on the coast, though it's inferior in every respect to the varieties mentioned by the OP. Marcel Foch has also been productive, though wine snobs turn their nose up at it: in France, it's considered a very proletarian wine grape. I think all three varieties mentioned (Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc) are generally considered to be poor choices on the coast: not enough heat to properly ripen them, resulting in a poor quality grape for wine production--at least according to local vintners.

 

For your region , you will probably want to consider the French hybrids that ripen early.
Geneva NY specializes in earlier ripening hybrid wine grapes. They may have representatives who sell their selections in Canada as well.
I live near Tacoma WA, and white wines can be grown well with good care.
Find out your total AHU/50degrees F, (or Centigrade AHU in Canada).
You should have at least 1,700 ahu above 50 degrees F. Need to convert to Centigrade for Canada.
The German White variety Ortega is popular on Vancouver Island as an early white wine grape.