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Can somebody tell me how much I can expect to pay for a good quality cork and where's the best place to buy them? Thanks!!!

Hello fellow winemakers. Please forgive my shameless self-promotion. I promised to get all my wine logs typed up and on-line a month or so ago. Some have been...

I've learned that I need to thin the new growth from my plants. New growth looks most robust all along last years wood . The older wood has sent out healthy...

I have never made wine before. I made a Vintner's Reserve Cabernet. It says to let it age about 3 months. Does that sound right? I bottled it today. When I...

k, does anyone know how to properly pronounce PIESPORTER? Louise:o)

I have read that this acid is used to prevent bottle fermentation, but I have not seen it for sale at any of the hobby shops I frequent. Does anyone out there...

I made a chardonnay/pinot gris blend last fall and have recently bottled it. I had a hard time fining it, I used bentonite and gelatin and kielsol to...

Did we have a thread on fruit flies a while ago ? What kind of traps are people using ? Greg -- Because of a "feature " my ISP is supplying me , if your...

Is there anyone near St Pats ? They have barley wine bottles for 5 bucks a case , but local pickup only . I need someone to pick them up , and I'll send a ups...

I am looking for some information from anyone who has made perry (pear cider) if they rely on naturally occuring yeasts on their pears or sulphite and pitch a...

In some of the country wines I make this year, I may substitute grape concentrate for some of the raw sugar that I have been using. Does anyone have a...

Hi all, This is my situation: I have 2 small vineyards, one is up on a hill and the other in my back garden! I also have a cellar where I keep barrels of...

I recently bottle my wine and the instructions stated to lay the bottles on their sides after 3 days. I did this and now the corks have a slight seepage. Is...

I heard that out on the west coast, in an area that primarily produces Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio, they have produced a new hybrid grape that acts as...

Ted Underhill in his book "Making Better Wines" suggests an alternative to racking wines by gravity siphoning. With vacuum you can rack down, up or sideways...

Everything has been progressing well, I think. I'm only on day 8 of my wine kit and have a few questions. The primary fermentation has been very steady, even...

Some of you might remember a few months back I was posting about a banana wine. Well, it's been sitting around a bit and i thought I might try to carbonate...

I'm currently creating new desktop software for winemakers. It incorporates a complete database management system, along with reporting, charting, and many...

Hi all, This may be a strange request, but here goes: My mother-in-law ate a dinner recently where she ate some old ham and drank one glass of old wine. The...

Hello, I am new here, but I have been reading for a few weeks now.... I am just looking at getting starting making some wine, I think I have enough $$...

Can these be added at the same time? I usually add the Pectin at the same time as I add yeast (12 hours after Campden). I'm following a receipe that calls...

I need to rack out 2 -10g barrels of red wine and I don't like the barrels to stay empty, so I was thinking of replacing it with Santa Clara juice from...

3 weeks ago I fined a 5 gallon batch of Chardonnay. There is now a thick layer on the bottom and the wine is crystal clear. I made this last fall, and it...

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