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Just saw an Orchard Breezin topic and though I'd give an update on my experience with the Peach Chardonnay. Over the last year I tried two OB Peach Chardonnay kits. The first I made exactly per the instructions. Many people love it. One friend who does not care for wine loves it. Mywife...

I've been wonderingabout this for a while... What is the reason for completing fermentationin the secondary fermenter? Is itto just protectthe wine from oxygen due to the diminished level CO2 from the partially fermented must, or does it affect theflavor orother qualities of the wine? A few...

I bottled my first Amarone last weekend. I have read much about this wine, and never tasted it until now. Myonly concern was that the wine would be unpleasantly bitter. Not so! The 2/3 bottle left over from bottling disappeared quickly. From what I had read, this wine is strong in tannins and...

Got the itch to start a new batch and stopped by the grocery early yesterday morning, just pitched the yeast. I am posting this because both my wife and I were amazed at the flavor. I don't see how the wine could not turn out to be really good also. I'm doing this from memory, as I am too tired...

I was inspired by the awesome labels I have seen posted on this website, and found a great bargain for Print Shop 23 recently. I have been experimenting for a few days. I am really pleased with the possibilities. Here are a few of my first efforts. I did what someone suggested and printed one...

My first Amarone! (MM Renaissance) Pitched yeast about an hour ago. Awesome aroma and smell. No 'bitter' taste as I expected, but I guess that comes later. Thanks to recent posts on this I will not rack at 1.04 but wait. I don't want to spill one drop of this via volcano or otherwise. It...

Followed same blueberry wine recipe ( 6 GL) as last year (Terri Garr's) except used Montrachet yeast this year and added (3) 15oz cans Oregon blueberries to 11 lbs fresh. Did mess up with too high SSG of 1.12 ( intended 1.09 but added all 12 lbs sugar before checking SG.-duh!) Must temp. 73-76 F...

Tried my first bottle of blueberry wine, from July of last year. Also myfirst taste of blueberry wine. Very good flavor , more body than I expected. I will make more! Question: Even with the great flavor, it was a bit harsh and 'fizzy'. Being one of my veryfirst fruit wines, I did not...

After bulk ageing my MM Barolo (Renaissance) for five months, I bottled it last week. I am amazed at how good it tastes at such a young age. Can't wait tosee what it tastes like inanother6 months or so. Will definitely do this one again. As always, great recommendation, George!

I just started a gallon of pineapple this weekend and forgot to add the tannin. How much of a window, if any, do I have left to add it? Thanks.

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Except for the Merlot and Chardonnay that I bottled three months ago, herearepics ofall my wine so far. Latest and coolest color is the fresh Black/Red Plum wine (no label). Other gallons are freshpeach (first rack) blueberry/raisin, blueberry, and blackberry. I grew the blueberries and...

My first batch from fruit (blueberries) has been completing fermentation in the 1 GL jug for about 2 weeks now. AFter fermentation is complete, what/how muchis recommended to stabilize while it is ageing?I have campden tabs ,k-meta and k-sorbate powder. Plan to bottle and age for a year. Also...

If I want to age some wine longer than 2 years, which corks should I use? I have a hand corker . Thanks.

Racked and stabilized my MMRio Grande Rojo last night. Rookie that I am,after checking the SG I decided to taste it byleaving abitofthe wine in the wine thief, and inserting the end of the WT into my mouth. I missed . Someof it made a Mikhail Gorbachevon my tee shirt, but the part that I...

I plan to start my first MM kit this weekend ( Rio Grande Rojo) 16 liter. Two differences that I see in the WE and MM instructions: 1. Fermentation temperature range is higher with the MM :70-76 degrees. I had great fermentation with the WE 15 liter (red) kit at 65-68 degrees and...

I have narrowed the selection of my next batch to the 16 liter MM Amarone w/raisins, and the WE Selection Ltd 16 liter Chilean Carmenere Cab. I have never tasted amarone, but the raisin addition sounds good.On the other hand I believe that amaronemeans 'bitter' in Italian. I like decent...

Here are pics of my first WE Merlot and WE Chardonnay/Semillon after 6 and 8 weeks,respectively. You can also see my home made wine rackmade innoting-much-to-do outdoorsJanuary. This enclosed area of my basement (about 12' x 12')stays between 62-70 F year round.( Right now its 62 degrees) .I...

Just returned from vacation and am a few weeks latewith the second racking of my Winexpert Original Chardonnay. The wine is so clear that I wonder is the second racking really necessary? (Do the lees affect the taste ?) I started my WE Merlot a few weeks before and am undecided whether I...

(I'm not sure if this post belongs in this particular forum, but as I am still a Newbie and this forum is for us....) hanks ,Wade for your kind offer concerning the Island Mist kits. I would indeed like to try making one of the kits, if I could be reasonably sure that it would not be too...