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For Côtes du Rhône, wines http://www.lallemandwine.com/north-america/products/catalogue/ No experience though

I just scrub a little bit and rinse using a hose, drain all through the bottom valve. You are right the traditional kvevris are made from terracotta or stone that's why I named my vessel 'QVEVRICA". IMHO the "QVEVRICA" allows to implement the traditional Georgian technique of prolonged...

The white wine in Georgian style ( Amber wine) I made this vintage from Chardonnay grapes fermented and aged with skins, stalks ( pomace or chacha in Georgian) in egg shaped concrete wine tank. It remained there until the end of November (2 months). This process took place in a relatively...

Sorry, I do not have any distributes in the USA but you could order the kvevris from Georgia and built your own marani like this http://domainegeorgia.wordpress.com/kvevri/kvevri-videos-how-to-handle/

Hi mrdillon5. interesting video BTHW I make my wine in kvevri as well. You can see my video here http://www.domainegeorgia.com/technology.html

I would recommend wine raisins which have acidity, tannins and sweetness of commercial wine grapes.

Wine raisins are less expensive than the frozen grape, premium wine kits and grape concentrates. http://www.domainegeorgia.com/compare%20prices.html

No. You couldn't.The result wont' be accurate. You have to crush them http://www.domainegeorgia.com/technology.html

I live in Montreal and I could not find any raisins from wine grapes in Canada. I have tried a lot of different raisins which were included in wine kits. ( Mosti Mondiale, RJ Spagnols, Wine Expert and others). Surprisingly, they all are made from seedless table grapes which in "real"wine...

Effect of adding raisins in wine largely depends on the type and quality of raisins used. Muscat and white raisins add only subtle caramel flavor and light hue, for instance, and dark raisins create a sweeter flavor and darker wine. The raisin cultivation, drying and manufacturing process...

"I have a problem with raisins. Seems I can usually taste the raisin flavor, if they are added to a wine. " Not all raisins are are created equal. Wine raisins ( with seeds and stems) from wine red grapes do not add the raisin flavor unlike Sun-Maid (which is made from white table grapes)...

I would add the raisins if they are with seeds. Seedless raisins (Sun-Maid) lack the tannins, especially procyanidins because these grape goodies are contained in the seeds, and extracted during the long fermentation ( when alcohol concentration reaches about 6 per cent). You can read...

There are wines from white grapes with a health profit. Those wines are made by the ancient Georgian method in kvevri and have amber or orange color . The are full of antioxidants which bind the free radicals in our body and slow down the body’s ageing process. Kvevri wines might be the secret...

You can try to improve your wine adding wine raisins. They will add body and flavor to wine by thickening it. Wine raisins are made from vinifera wine grapes. As the grapes shrivel, sugars, acids, tannins, flavors, extract and other grape compounds concentrate. Additionally various...

The real Vin Santo produced from raisins which are dried from the freshly harvested grapes on straw mats in a warm and well ventilated area of the house. So you need raisins (better the wine raisins) to make this wine.