Mezza Luna Red down

This is the first kit I ordered from George late in September.



I waited an extra month to bottle this wine while it steeped in 2 oz.
of oak chips, but I needed its carboy for other projects this weekend,
so I racked it to a primary fermenter...









I had soaked bottles yesterday so they were ready to sulfite this
morning before I racked. I briefly soaked 5 corks in the vinator while
I filled 5 bottles at a time...









Then I corked 5 at a time...







Yield - 30 bottles plus 3 glasses from bottom of the carboy for
immediate consumption It is really quite good for an early wine.









The evening was spent glueing labels on with a gluestick, not always straight I'm afraid. Here are two of the better ones...









And the label itself from the PageMaker file with low-res fuzziness, sorry.









For a first kit, this was a satisfying project. An Old Vines Zin and a
Viognier lined up on deck in carboys, and numerous small-batch fruit
wines, are keeping me well occupied going into winter. I'm afraid I
have to start a mad scramble for lots of bottles soon.

Way to go Bill....congrats on a great job!

Looks good... My next kit is going to be a red, just haven't decided which on yet.

Very well done on your first try. I am duly impressed! Wish my first batch had gone so well.

bilbo-in-maine said:

Yield - 30 bottles plus 3 glasses from bottom of the carboy for immediate consumption

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only 3 for immediate consumption?!?!?

MedPretzel said:

bilbo-in-maine said:

Yield - 30 bottles plus 3 glasses from bottom of the carboy for immediate consumption

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only 3 for immediate consumption?!?!?

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I always get about 28 bottles with 12 glasses for immediate consumption.Am I doing something wrong?