My dear neighbor harvested his prune tree yesterday and gave me about 30 pounds (weighed with pits). This morning i'm smashing and de-pitting them and eating...

Anyone have a good recipe for Muscat?

There are a lot of ways to cool down white wine fermentation. In mid-September we planned to make a muscat blanc/canelli with some residual sugar, and a local...

I am ready to begin with extended maceration. I am planning to do it for about 1 week. I have CO2 and will be sealing of the container. I just tasted the...

I've got a batch of California Carignane on the go and came home to an eggy smelling kitchen. It's been fermenting for 48 hours, still on the skins, and I gave...

I know it's probably an obvious one, but in making a gallon batch of black currant wine, the recipe says not to squeeze the straining bag when removing it. I...

That's what I'd like to know. The only thing I know is that they use botrytized grapes (not even sure what kind of grapes), that they ferment it to a...

I have an opportunity to purchase some begerow riesling yeast- not alot on the web other than marketing information. Has anyone used this product...

I have what I believe is a row of Concord growing in my yard, but not 100% certain. They are bright purple and now if I crush one, it has 4 stones buried...

Hi, We are looking for new or used 150-300 liter stainless steel wine container. So far we have been using 50 L glass bottles but enough of the...

I know - this has been discussed numerous other times. But I'm too lazy, and too inept with my newsgroup tools, to search archives. Two questions; 1. how...

Hi all, I am bottling some grape/crabapple wine (more like cider now of course). It has been stored in a well-sealed plastic bucket for over a year. It tastes...

Wine Growing in England by George Ordish ,dustwarpper a bit worn,book itself VGC.128 pages Superb little book on the traditional methods of growing vines...

There is somebody from Australia here? I´m looking for a vintage in Asutralia for the season 2007.... regards Rodrigo

Crushed my grapes and tested the acid 4 times. I got an acid level of 0.30 TA three times out of the four. Which means I need to raise my acid by 0.40. I have...

I am making port this year for the first time. Using Cab grapes, I'll be mixing it with brandy. I have a couple of questions I'd like to put up to the group...

bringing it to dryness? If the potential alcohol level of 26brix is almost 15% alcohol, should I be careful to not make the wine too strong? Any thoughts? I...

I was searching on Ebay for a Ph Meter; There are so many choices, anybody have suggestions for the best value or type. Any assistance greatly...

I enjoy a robust, spicy finish to my reds. On a recent tour through Washington wine country, I found a malbec and syrah that were fantastically spicy and...

What is the difference and why use them both? When I first began making wine I was under the impression that they both told the same story.

Hi all, I have the option of purchasing these varieties of grapes: Grenache, Carignane, and Alicante (which I'm assuming is Alicante Bouschet). I'll only be...

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I'll be pitching yeast in a day or two in a Zin(2 part), Cab.Sauv.(1),and Sangiovese(1) primary blend. The 2 yeasts I have are BM45 and D254. I'm thinking...

I should be harvesting a week from this coming Sat (9/30) for my 1/2 ton of Cab fruit. What I'll get is a full macrobin of fruit. I've done a couple kits,...

hello, is it possible to make white wine from the regent-grape (red grape). Thanks