Our Pinot Noir from frozen must is going through MLF now with Wyeast 4007 MLB. We did not record our starting number of Malic Acid but we tested using Vinmetrica SC-55 and we’re at 5.8 Malic acid concentration rated in kilo pascals per liter )(*&*(&^%^&%&^%$^%$ I hate chemistry! Anyway we...
We plan to crush/destem our small lot of Chard before pressing, but do plan on a gentle pressing vs trying to extract every drop of juice. We understand the last squeeze will impart an unfavorable astringent taste.
Yes, we take it all in with a grain of salt. Mostly we watch videos from Vinmetrica showing us how to use their analysis equipment and from others learning how to properly sanitize equipment, etc. There are many differences of opinions on winemaking.. that’s for sure.
We are Diane & Ron Rudnick of Liberty Lake Washington (Between Spokane and Coeur d’Alene ID)
We are growing 50 vines split between 2 varietals:
25 Pinot Noir Precoce
25 Chardonnay Wente 72
We affectionately are calling our wine and vineyard CRAP Wine Cellars or crapwinecellars.com -...