What a beautiful sight!  This is the view in my west side Grand Rapids backyard right now, century old grapevines loaded with goodies turning from green to purple.  Over the years, these vines have yeilded bushels full of concord grapes ripe for the picking.  They’ve become juice, jelly, jam, pie and for the first time last year, a pretty good batch of wine.  What are you making with your grapes this year?  Share a recipe or favorite grape go-to connection.  One I like to keep an eye on is Siciliano’s on Lake Michigan Dr NW at Collindale.  Last year we attended ’stompin’ days’ where their experts helped us through every step of the homemade wine making process safely.  Let’s see what these beauties become in ‘09.