I have about 15 litres of white wine from a blend of Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. It has finished alcoholic and malolactic fermentation and I have racked it off...

I have been making wine for a while now and wanted another challenge, so I have decided to try a batch of sake. Two quick questions: Does anyone know where is...

Hello: I have a lot of questions! I am interested in learning to make wine, and started New Year's Eve with a Brew King Vintner's Reserve Cabernet kit. I...

All, Due to my schedule and my ability to get some malolactic starter, I added the malo starter to my must ( Cabernet ) which has completed yeast fermentation...

OK, I am also new to this, I have made a few kits and a whole lot of beer. I would like to make some raspberry wine. I would like to make a wine that is...

I was going to make rasberry wine, but I changed my mind because I got some good blackberrys. What should I shoot for for TA?

Hi Last week I was contacted by Steve H. He wanted to know if I minded his html-ing the FAQ, which I haven't modified in just under 5 years. Of course I was...

I have a floor corker and use quite a few half bottles. The corker is designed for 750ml+ bottles and to make it work for the halves I have to use a variety...

All, I hope this is useful for everyone. Please note that there are a number of broken links in the text. I believe I caught them all and marked them as...

Months ago we have discussed this and we end up with two schools of though. Since then, I have seen the two bottles plastic blaster. Some are saying that it...

I have a large number of 5 and 7 gallon carboys in my Garage. They are in great condition just don't have time for wine making any more. Also have a small...

Does the inverted "cant" in the typical wine bottle serve any useful purpose to the amateur winemaker? I prefer a wine bottle having a flat bottom with no...

Below is the first few pages. If interested the full MSWord.doc is available he http://www.vinic.com/files/MWS.doc or if you'd like it in another format,...

Hello, I tried to look for information on wines made by stars or vips, what I found is as follows please tell me if you know mo Sting ( seams he produces...

OK, barrel purists, move along, this paragraph will only upset you... ;-) Given that I have a very small (30 l) barrel made from Portuguese oak, I've decided...

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:02:40 -0500, "Paul E. Lehmann" wrote: And the Leader of the contest thus far is - drumbeats - Trupmets - ta...

i put 4 carboys out in the garage yesterday to cold stabilize, being from the buffalo area..is this safe? i cant imagine these 5 gallon carboys breaking but is...

Oregon,Washington and Idaho grape growing areas got some real cold weather this week, -15 around Patterson Washington, and 0 in western Idaho. Have any of you ...

I've checked the archives and can find nothing respecting the method I would like to use to make and oak "barrel" for making vinegar. I am thinking of getting...

my wine, as i mentioned before, is in the garage as we speak. i was planning on leaving it out here for a few days then bringing it in, and before...

Having introduced my cousin to mead several years ago she has decided to bring Mulled Mead to Christmas this year (Dec 26th) using a comercial mead (I don't...

I moved 50 gallons last Spring from Upstate NY to the South. Movers moved all my bottles. I packed the bottles in used wine cases from a local liquor store. ...

Hi. I am a total beginner. I bought a garden last year, so now I will start my winemaking. I know that people do it in Hungary. But do enyone know a recipe...

Santa was good to me and set me up with a wine making kit and equipment, and I wasted no time starting my first kit (a peach fruit wine). Today was day 8, and...

Hi Folks I would like to own a serious (professional) book on winemaking. Something seriously scientfic. Any suggestions? Thankyou Paul