Alicante and cab Sauvignon

vittorio1970 · Sep 1, 2015

I am getting two type of grapes very soon. Alicante for the color and cab for the strength.

Will this give me a nice bold taste and dark look?
These two grapes together are they a great fit?

JohnT · Sep 2, 2015

I think that this blend will be a little lighter than you would want. I would blend in something like merlot or petit sarah.

vittorio1970 · Sep 2, 2015

You think so? Cab is lighter than a merlot? Do u think darker than a Zinfandel?

JohnT · Sep 3, 2015

vittorio1970 said:
You think so? Cab is lighter than a merlot? Do u think darker than a Zinfandel?

Of course it varies, but it has been my experience that pure cabs tend to be rather light. Most wineries blend in some merlot for that reason.

vittorio1970 · Sep 3, 2015

I was going to use the cab as the strength and the Alicante for the dark color. But now I might take your advice and research it and may use another one with the cab instead of the Alicante. I wonder how much the 36lb or 42lb grapes are this year. I heard around 32.00 a box.

JohnT · Sep 4, 2015

vittorio1970 said:
I was going to use the cab as the strength and the Alicante for the dark color. But now I might take your advice and research it and may use another one with the cab instead of the Alicante. I wonder how much the 36lb or 42lb grapes are this year. I heard around 32.00 a box.

They seem to be running around $5 to $8 more per lug. I believe that this is due to the drought they are having in California. It simply takes more grapes to bring a lug to 36 pounds.

Boatboy24 · Sep 4, 2015

JohnT said:
They seem to be running around $5 to $8 more per lug. I believe that this is due to the drought they are having in California. It simply takes more grapes to bring a lug to 36 pounds.

Are we buying by the pound, or by the grape? :mny

JohnT · Sep 4, 2015

Boatboy24 said:
Are we buying by the pound, or by the grape?

More grapes per lug = fewer lugs per vineyard = decreased supply = higher demand = higher prices.....

Eat your heart out Adam Smith!

vittorio1970 · Sep 4, 2015

By the pound.

vittorio1970 · Sep 9, 2015

How about blending Cab Sauv with Barbera for grapes?

vittorio1970 · Sep 12, 2015

I bought cab and barbera juice today. In a few weeks I'll be buying grapes. Can't wait.

vittorio1970 · Sep 15, 2015

My juice is really fermentation great these 4 days so far. The smell is awesome!! I'm hoping this will make great wine

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