Hey wine gurus, This newsgroup was tremendously helpful when I started making wine from kits a year ago. Thus far everything has been going along quite well....

We picked 22lbs of blackberries yesterday and thought we'd have a go at making some wine. Anyone got any blackberry wine recipes? Thanks in advance. Nikki

I'm new to wine making and just bought some kits. Has anyone blended wines? We had tried a 50% Chardoney and 50% sauvignon white wine (purchased) and it was...

Anyone care to post the procedure for making a Rosé from Grenache grapes, PH, acid ,brix etc... Louise:o)

I was wondering what is the best way to reduce a too high acidity in a fruit wine? The goal of course being to keep as many of the original qualities of the...

All, I'm full of questions today, so be gentle.... Has anyone tried this for fruits/berries/grapes? Fruit & Vegetable Strainer...

Hi again, my newsgroup deletes the messages after a day or two. I am looking to talk to the person who has the destemmer. You can email me at...

Do Grenache grape blend well with other varieties, if so which would be the better choice? I'm planning on doing a dry red and a Rosé with these, from the same...

Hello, I bought some Zinfandel grapes from Brentwood CA. The grapes were at 24 brix but by the time I got over there and picked them they shot up to 26 brix. ...

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So I added pectinase to the "gluelike" apricot wine I made and described in an earlier post. Waited a week, didn't help. I filtered about 1/2 gallon through...

Steve, Freezing fruit of all type is often discussed on this group as a way to get a better yield out of the fruit. I don't think I would want to do this...

Now this may sound sacrilegious, but I have the opportunity to pick up a few cases of concord grapes at a discount. Since we're leaving soon for a 10 day...

All, Just put on a blackberry batch (5 gal.) I used 14.5 lb of berries (aiming for light body and dry) and about 11.5 lbs of sugar (sg 1.100 to start). From...

It's harvest time here in the Napa/Sonoma area (early this year). I'm going to be making some premium Zin and Cab as I do every year. I usually use Pasteur...

OK, here goes for the groaners. My dear lady tends to be the poet, so I told here about the limerick here. When I do something, it is all out. Some call me...

Greetings, I'm now on to what my kit calls Stage #3; Stabilizing. So I've stirred added the pkgs. of metabisulfite and sorbate (and stired vigourously) and...

Hi My name is Alex I have to admit I have come on this group in the first instance for some advice. I am making some plum wine, After leaving to soak for 36...

Hello, I just bought a used 300L Marchisio tank. The tank is missing the airlock and the spigot. I noticed that St Pats sells this brand of tank...

I've got an apricot wine that's been fermenting for 3 days now and is quickly on it's way to sort of a thin alcoholic jam. If I add pectinase now will it...

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The place where I purchase grapes (Corrado's Market in NJ) always has boxes of grapes they call "mixed black." Has anyone ever tried these? They never say what...

Although the VR kits are very nice, if you have been doing higher end kits, I don't think you would be satisfied with the VR. Some people make the kit to...

Oh no, another grape question: I have this grape vine - concord with the seeds. It was supposed to be seedless, but the grapes didn't know it. Anyway, this...

I need a pump for racking my wine out of the barrel. I bought one a few years ago that did not work very well (and then broke). I was wondering what other...