I'm really late this year in getting my wine bottled. I just did 36
bottles of blackberry wine two weeks ago, and another 40 bottles of
cherry wine this past weekend. I've still got 5 gal of peach wine waiting
but I've got a little more time available now so I ought to get that done
this week.

I had to get it going because the current cherry season is almost over
and that's when my neighbor (an orchardist) brings me a big box of culls
to turn into wine. I've got to get my work table cleared off.

I didn't pick any blackberries at all this year. I was just too busy with
other things. But the blackberries will be back again next year, creeping
out into the lawn as usual, I'm sure.

And I think I'm going to buy a bigger corking machine soon. My hands are
really getting sore using this Gilda corker. It works good, it's just
tough to squeeze after awhile. I haven't decided yet on getting a bench
corker with a big lever, or really putting some money into it and getting
a floor model with a foot pedal.

I did a Welches white grape/cherry wine that I started back on Good
Friday. I just had to open one of the bottles. Pretty good. A Jack
Keller site mixture.

I have the red floor model of the corker and love it. It's worth the
dollars spent on it.

Frank



On Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:27:40 +0000 (UTC), jerry2
> wrote:

>I'm really late this year in getting my wine bottled. I just did 36
>bottles of blackberry wine two weeks ago, and another 40 bottles of
>cherry wine this past weekend. I've still got 5 gal of peach wine waiting
>but I've got a little more time available now so I ought to get that done
>this week.
>
>I had to get it going because the current cherry season is almost over
>and that's when my neighbor (an orchardist) brings me a big box of culls
>to turn into wine. I've got to get my work table cleared off.
>
>I didn't pick any blackberries at all this year. I was just too busy with
>other things. But the blackberries will be back again next year, creeping
>out into the lawn as usual, I'm sure.
>
>And I think I'm going to buy a bigger corking machine soon. My hands are
>really getting sore using this Gilda corker. It works good, it's just
>tough to squeeze after awhile. I haven't decided yet on getting a bench
>corker with a big lever, or really putting some money into it and getting
>a floor model with a foot pedal.

I've made cherry wine for the past two years from the cull cherries that
my neighbor (an orchardist) kindly gives me for free. I have used a Gilda
hand corker for three years now and... I'm ready to move up to something
a little easier on my hands.

But I haven't decided on a bench corker with a big lever, or a floor
corker with a foot pedal (and a lot more money). Let me know how you like
your corker and whether it was worth the money.

JW