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• Posted in thread: Welcome on 03-15-2012 at 05:31 PM
  Ok, looks like I found my old ID. I'm really here on Dean as well. Any mod out there, please
  feel free to delete the new DeanD account I created. I feel a little sheepish for doing that. I
  admin a few...

• Posted in thread: The Candy made me do it on 03-07-2012 at 01:27 AM
  It's what we call a wash. Warning, do NOT distill the end result because you'll end up with a
  purer form of alcohol, which the act of producing is most likely illegal in your state.Way up
  here Canada,...

• Posted in thread: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAN on 03-05-2012 at 01:42 AM
  Thanks guys! It was a fantastic one. The tasting menu and the accompanying wines were great!
  Who knew that a very rich truffle soup can turn a viognier to taste like caramel! Quite
  interesting to say ...

• Posted in thread: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAN on 03-02-2012 at 11:09 PM
  Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to a special dinner tonight. I'm getting a West Coast
  tasting menu at a place called West that comes complete with a flight of wines!

• Posted in thread: Is buying a Winexpert kit 'treasonous' to FVW? on 03-01-2012 at 03:49 AM
  I think the WE whites are very good. The Muller-Thurgau is one of there best I think! No
  treason here.

• Posted in thread: Champlain Valley - Grapemans' vineyard - Planting to small winery on 03-01-2012 at 03:47 AM
  yeesh! I just saw the weather report for Boston/New York/Connecticut. Damn, I feel for you
  guys.This morning was sunny, but as I got on my motorcycle to commute into work, it was like I
  was entering a...

• Posted in thread: Champlain Valley - Grapemans' vineyard - Planting to small winery on 02-24-2012 at 04:13 PM
  We've got an early spring here so far. Everything is 2 to 3 weeks earlier. Hopefully this makes
  up for last year where it was the coldest spring on record, and everything was 3 to 4 weeks
  late. Harves...

• Posted in thread: Grand Cru Malbec - Oak Infusion Bag and Oak Chips on 02-14-2012 at 07:24 PM
  Yep, the International Collection includes Genuwine skins. Add all the oak for sure as well as
  the skins.

• Posted in thread: Strawberry Wine on 02-13-2012 at 02:03 AM
  my last batch of Strawberry wine, in 2006 I believe, was close to 36lbs of berries for a 6
  gallon batch. I still have 6 bottles left from that batch, and they still do not show signs of
  decline. It lo...

• Posted in thread: Different yeast for a couple kits on 02-07-2012 at 04:48 PM
  RC-212 is also VERY capable of developing a nasty H2S problem if under-nourished. You might
  want to keep a little yeast nutrient around if you detect that the yeast is under a bit of
  stress and starti...