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Now that I have time to prune, is it to late. The grapes have already leafed out, just wondering if it is to late.

What can I use to sanatize my bottles before filling? I usually use k meta but I need to bottle 6 gallons this weekend and I'm out. Is there any type of household cleaner that I can use?

Last June I suffered a stroke and lost the use of my right hand, my dominant hand. This yr I want to get back into wine making and need to know what things I can do to help myself along.

It’s not sour grapes, it’s fact: Southwestern Michigan grape growers are reeling from last week’s freezing temperatures that seem to have wiped out the majority of this season’s grape crop. Although fruit growers in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties are still assessing the damage, it...

Besides French oak being twice the money, what's the difference between them and American oak spirals?

Do you store your floor corker with the handle up and iris open or handle down and iris closed?

This guy has a serious collection .... http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/forty-thousand-bottles-of-wine-on-the-walls-28261062.html

Wine boss from Kendall - Jackson on CBS This Morning. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396589n&tag=mg;cbsthismorning

I am in the process of making a blueberry pomegranate wine and I bought a bottle of 100% pomegranate juice, from concentrate, to top off the carboy when I do taste samples. The bottle gives a use by date of 6/4/12 and has refrigerate after opening printed on it. Well the last time I used it...

With the latest two threads concerning, freezing wine, at what point does it become illegal? In other words what is the maximum alcohol content wine or beer for that matter, can have before it is considered " hard liquor" ? Is it the high alcohol content or the method of increasing the...

A very interesting read on the history of grape production in Michigan. I was born and raised in Monroe county and my high school sat about 100 yds from the Raisin River. I have a friend that has started a vineyard on the same property that his great -great grandfather had started in the...

This is the recipe I used for 3 gallon recipe: 8# blackberries picked & frozen 4# blueberries picked and frozen 7# sugar 2 1/4 gallons water. 7 pints used to crack sugar 3 campden tablets 1 3/4 tsp pectic enzyme 3 tsp nutrient 1 1/2 tsp energizer 1 tsp acid blend 1 tsp bentonite <...

I am interested in starting a wine tasting club with local friends and family. My idea is everyone BYOB and we sample a number of them, depending on how many people show up, and then discuss the wine(s). I have no problems supplying the glasses and light snacks for the gathering. I have a...

According to an study by MSU, Michigan is the fourth largest grape producer in the nation. A quote from MyNorth.com, "Michigan has seen wine grape growth increase by 500 percent since 1973, and the state's wine industry has grown from fewer than 10 to 86 wineries, producing more than 1 million...

Anyone ever hear of or tried these? I was at a wine tasting for the local Kiwanis Club and they gave some of these out as a door prize, I didn't win. Turns out they were invented by a woman that lives in our community. Here is a link to their website: http://www.thejetbag.com/index.php...

It was reported that 400 cherry trees were cut down at an orchard in Traverse City MI, the cherry capital. Today, it was reported that 150 vines were damaged at a vineyard in TC also. Police don't know if the two are related. http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=306034&cID=1

To those that have made your own press, what type of finish did you use on your basket staves? From what I have read online, the most popular food safe finishes are; mineral oil, tung oil, walnut oil or bees wax. Do you use finish or just leave the wood "raw" ?

This may belong in the Kit wine section, but it is not a question about one specific brand, so if it needs to be moved, please do so. My question is, is there a reason to cellar and age wine kits or are they pretty much good to go in the 4 -6 weeks that it takes to make them? Thanks

When deciding to pick grapes, I know it is based on what the brix is. Is there a chart or reference material that shows at what brix to pick a certain variety of grape, ie. this grape @ 20 brix, this grape @ 24 brix, this grape @ 26 brix ? Or is it based on personal preference and how you want...

Is there a difference between the two? Would one work for the other? I'm trying to avoid buying 2 pieces of equipment.