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I was recently given an unopened bottle of 1979 Almaden Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon by a friend. The wine is a screw top (I didn't realize wineries were using screw tops back then). He said it had been kept in the refrigerator (I don't know the reason for this). My questions are: Does...

I bottled the Cabernet-Shiraz today that I had started back in November. I only had a little taste, but it tasted "bitter." I don't mean "not sweet" but a little bitter. Has anyone else experienced this in any of their wines? Comments/suggestions???

The White Chocolate White Port says that it is mandatory that it be filtered before bottling due to the addition of the F-pack and to prevent re-fermentation. I have never felt the need to filter any of my wines, but this does say it is mandatory. Has anyone bottled this White Chocolate...

I received (and started) the CC Cabernet-Shiraz kit on Friday. In reading ahead in the directions, when stabilizing and clearing it says to add the chitosan in packet #5 AND a 50ml packet of chitosan afterwards. My kit did not contain a 50ml packet, only the regular chitosan. Did anyone...

Has anyone made the CC Cabernet-Shiraz? How does it compare with the RJ Spagnols kit?

Does anyone have any pictures of their White Chocolate White Port labels they could post? I'm trying to design one for mine and drawing a blank...

OK - like a lot of people start by saying: this may be a dumb question... Shiraz is my favorite wine and I really like the taste of the Yellow Tail Shiraz (both the regular and the reserve). I would have to say that it is my favorite Shiraz. There is just something about the particular...

I bottleda Mosti Original All-Juice Pinot Noir (Bucket) the first of June (2008). This was my first Original All-Juice kit. I thought I was being (fairly)patient and good as had not opened any bottles. So tonight, with ithaving been bottled 5 months, I opened up a bottle. The first...

Just to make certain: When bottling beer, should you rinse the bottles AFTER using the iodophor???

I have a friend who has a woodcrafting business. His name is Rick Hubler. One of the items he builds is wine racks. He has built all of mine for me. I have a couple of oak racks, a black walnut rack, and a couple of rough cedar that matches the floor of my wine room. He doesn't make wine...

I see that different wines say that they need to age minimum times. I completely understand that concept. Often, I see that wines say they peak in 1 year, 2 years, etc. What happens then? If I added 1/4 tsp K-Meta before bottling how long can I realistically expect the wine to last? I...

I just started an En Primeur Cabernet Sauvignon kit (with the Genuwine Grape Skins) last night. Everything went according to plan and it is already starting to ferment a little. Around the time for bottling, the instructions say: "<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight...

I am now trying to design and make my own labels. I bought some of the 4" x 3.33" OL150R labels from onlinelabels.com. If I use their (online) software ora MS Word template theyseem to line up fine when viewed.However, when I print them they do not line up and they "run off" the labeland...

For kits such as the All-Juice Pail Gewurtztraminer (or any kit for that matter), what would be the longest you could leave it in the secondary fermentation (on the lees) before racking? Would anything special or extra need to be done? I don't have an extra carboy right now (I've got 7...

I got in the brake bleeder hand pump today from Harbor Freight... I put the tube on the pump and into a bung with a hole in it (like Wade said). I pumped the heck out of it and it started foaming up. I got it to 20 -25 lbs. but it will not stay there. It keeps going right back down. I get little...

Is the pail that the Mosti All-Juice Pail Kit comes in food grade plastic; in other words, can they be used as a primary fermenter? Edited by: tcb54

I started an RJS Orchard Breezin' Blackberry Merlot kit on Monday afternoon (03/17). The SG was 1.065 and as of yesterday the yeast was happily working away. During the night, it hit me that I had only filled the primary bucket up the the 5 Gallon mark instead of the 6 Gallon mark. Why I did...

I have made a number of wine kits and would consider myself somewhat experienced in this type of winemaking. Now I'm thinking about making 6 gallonsof Blackberry Wine using the Vintner's Harvest Blackberry Fruit Base. In addition to the Fruit Base and the chemicals, what else would I need...

I was going to order a Valpolicella and was looking at both the Original All-Juice (pail) and the Renaissance. The price between the 2 kits is negligible. What is the real difference here? Has anyone had any experiences with either (or both) of these and do you have any preference? If so, why?

I did some bottling yesterday; it was the first time I ever bottled more than one batch at a time. After getting all 90 bottles cleaned and sterilized it wasn't so bad. Here are some before and after photos that I wanted to share. The wines are (Front to Back/L-R): Muller-Thurgau, White...