What R you doing today?

HA! Got your attention uh Phil? Lets just say something you ain't got, well at least not yet!

Runningwolf said:

HA! Got your attention uh Phil? Lets just say something you ain't got, well at least not yet!

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You're killing me here!

Runningwolf said:

Order is placed. Lets see how long it takes to get here from France.

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From France? Curious cats wanna know !

The Sweet Cherry and the Apple Cherry are fermenting nicely. I am getting good reviews on the Cab Merlot.

It's pizza and wine night, and boy do I need it....

My fav glass and the last of the plum blackberry. Chilling watching tv with the daughter. Going to bottle 6gal of mead later.

cutting the grass, then some db and ice, while laying in the pool, later have some rib eyes and baked potatoe..stuffed to the gills .
ohh...and having more db.

Picked Rose Chafers and weeded in the morning, prepped 20 new trellis posts and got 4 end posts planted before I burned out for the day.

ffemt128 said:

Working from home today. Good thing. At 2:27 this am my Amazon parrrod decided it was her time to go. She went peacefully in my arms. I'll be burrying her at some point today.

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I'm sorry for your loss.

ffemt128 said:

Thanks Dan, she turned 24 this past March.....

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Wow, I was just gonna ask..

Sorry for your loss, man.

Glad everyone is enjoying some DB this summer. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!

Working today (I do most of my posting from work), but yesterday I bottled my wife's Green Apple Riesling (she loves that sweet stuff!) and my Rosso Fortissimo (which has bulk ages since last October). I had an extra large WMP of the Fortissimo left over (wine maker's portion), which is tasting very good! Next year, it should by excellent!

Today I got to use my new Stainless Steel vacuum bottling device from Valley Vintner. http://valleyvintner.com/wine/VB-10-1005.html I absolutely love it! I bottled 5 gallons of Vidal Ice wine into splits, Bottled 8 gallons of Cranberry-Crabapple, 6 gallons California Sauvignon Blanc and 6 gallons of California Pinot Grigio. It is real nice to be able to filter, bottle and cork all at the same time.

That thing is cool! Using it sounds like a whole lot more fun than power washing the siding and windows.

Bottle another 6 gallons of Cranberry Pomegranate and racked 3 gallons of Sweet Cherry. The Apple Cherry is still fermenting and is down to 1.030. Trying a different yeast this time around....

Picking up the new wine rack today, and going to try to bottle whats left of the Pinot Grigio, it is a big hit, 1 gallon of it "vanished"....lol

pjd said:

Today I got to use my new Stainless Steel vacuum bottling device from Valley Vintner. http://valleyvintner.com/wine/VB-10-1005.html I absolutely love it! I bottled 5 gallons of Vidal Ice wine into splits, Bottled 8 gallons of Cranberry-Crabapple, 6 gallons California Sauvignon Blanc and 6 gallons of California Pinot Grigio. It is real nice to be able to filter, bottle and cork all at the same time.

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Phil that unit is awesome. I have always said there is nothing like bottling and filtering in the same step. That is basically the Enalmatic nozzel but in SS. A number of other folks on here bought just the SS nozzel and made the stand for it looking almost just like yours. Still waiting for my shipment from France.

I dumped 30 bottles of California Chardonnay back into the carboy today. This was bottled 2 months ago and decided to go though a MLF in the bottle. I'll let it sit for 3-4 weeks and then chromatography test on it.

Runningwolf said:

Phil that unit is awesome. I have always said there is nothing like bottling and filtering in the same step. That is basically the Enalmatic nozzel but in SS. A number of other folks on here bought just the SS nozzel and made the stand for it looking almost just like yours. Still waiting for my shipment from France.

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Dan, you're killing me! I am guessing its some fancy new French ebulliometer. You have been wanting one since I met you!

I racked 50 gallons of Chilean Malbec and 50 gallons of Chilean Carmenere off of the raisins and oak this morning. Thanks to Joeswine and Runningwolfe I think I might have made my best wine yet! Joe advised the raisins and tannin in the secondary allowing fermentation to restart, Dan advised the required acid adjustments. This wine is incredible! I am happy I will have 250 bottles of each to enjoy!

I was able to get into about 80% of my vineyard with the lawn tractor. The rest is still too muddy. Almost all the water is gone. It sure looks a lot better but I know this is just temporary as the weeds are going to keep growing.

Our flood has finally receded and I have all pumps up and running. Had to cancel week one of vacation but I am sitting by the camper right now enjoying a glass of merlot. Also first post ever from iPad. Got a new toy!