In message , Rudolph
R?ttger writes
I've been reading you for quite a while, and been wondering all the
time who the posters are. Professional Winemakers, Hobby-Winemakers, or
just interested alot in that topic

Well, I'm strictly a hobbyist. I'm in to my 3rd season now; I was really
moved to start after my father died, and I realised I wasn't going to
get his sloe wine any more, unless I did something about it
personally... Mostly I make fruit wines; sloe, plum, damson, blackberry,
apple, although this year I've also made a couple of gallons of grape,
for the first time. I tend to like a very full-bodied wine, and imagine
that anything under 16% alcohol is a bit lightweight. Maybe I'll grow
out of it. I've got roughly 25 gallons in total maturing now, and a
stock of 40-50 bottles over from 2003. In commercially produced wine, I
only drink reds, preferring Shiraz Cab, Garnacha, Rioja, Pinot Noir,
Durif, and so on; given the choice I'd drink Australian. For work, I'm
sort of a cross between a marine biologist, photographer and web
designer, based on the south coast of England.

cheers,
robin
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