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• Posted in thread: Is wine tasting BS on 05-15-2013 at 09:37 PM
  Hahaha! Good stuff. Let's see: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. The "tongue map" was
  discredited back in 2005-06. Yet out of that simple mix comes so many eloquent words! :i

• Posted in thread: Alabama finally legalized homebrewing. on 05-15-2013 at 09:24 PM
  Let me clarify the AL law: 60 gallons a year total. 15 gallons per quarter total. No more than
  15 gallons in possession or in household at any one time during the year. Transportation on
  public right ...

• Posted in thread: "Muscadine Aging Gene" and other bedtime stories. on 05-15-2013 at 09:12 PM
  Isn't it interesting how resilient the basic fermentation process is? So much so that it is
  possible to ferment under a wide variety of conditions, some examples of which are totally
  acceptable to som...

• Posted in thread: Yay! My Texas goat cheese farmer friends got an article! on 05-15-2013 at 07:43 PM
  They only sell at the area farmers markets. It's quite the lifestyle change they have
  accomplished!

• Posted in thread: Farm sale's over on 05-13-2013 at 04:25 PM
  Well, we had our auction Saturday. From our perspective, it was a good sale, it wasn't a great
  sale. There were a lot of people there but the reality of the economy showed, too. The farm
  ended up spli...

• Posted in thread: Quick explanation of Antilock Brake Systems (ABS) on 05-09-2013 at 09:33 PM
  

• Posted in thread: Curious about how people stabilize bottles when filling on 05-09-2013 at 09:29 PM
  ^^ Yeah, I'm with Steve. I sit on a footstool and group/line up 12-18 bottles on the floor to
  my right, then while turned to them go to it until they are full, then stop and turn to
  mass-cork using th...

• Posted in thread: Yay! My Texas goat cheese farmer friends got an article! on 05-09-2013 at 08:01 PM
  I met these folks because we both own 1981 Datsun 720 Diesel pickups. Mine's my fencing truck
  for around the farm, and Christian had a part I needed. Anyway, they got this article written
  about them t...

• Posted in thread: Standard for Wine production factory/plant on 05-09-2013 at 07:06 PM
  The standards vary by state. Here is an excellent publication from my home state that outlines
  federal and Tennessee construction and permitting requirements and standards for a commercial
  winery:http...

• Posted in thread: Photos of your winemaking setup on 05-09-2013 at 06:58 PM
  Get The Brew Haulers JSwordy is talking about. I also use them they work really well and are
  safe. Maybe you can find a better price but here is a link to them. to be Mr. One-Up-Ya, but
  I really sug...