Full bottles!

[Mack]

By the way, the dealer I mentioned in my post is:


Will Lake
10079 Old Hwy 64 West
Brasstown, NC 28902


telephone: 828-389-6799


emal: [email protected]


He sell kits and equipment, but he also does somethig unusual. He
will make the wine kit for the person and charges $ 60.00, per kit.
He also is very knowledgeable about wine. He consults withs everal
local wineries and loves to talk about wine.


mackEdited by: Mack

 

[Joanie]

Hi Mack! Welcome to the forum!! You will love it here!

Thank you for your kind comments!

Yes, I did squeeze the grapes with my hands. It was all I had at the time and it about killed me! My hands were screaming by the time I finished!! I can't imagine what I would have done if I'd picked more grapes! Two gallons of finished was plenty using that technique! Folks here thought I should roll up my pants, scrub my feet, dip them in K-meta, and stomp them (with lots of pictures!) but I decide I may be nuts but I'm not crazy!

The wine comment came about because of the confusion I've felt! Everyone has their own way of doing everything wine. Seems like most ideas conflict. Since I had never made wine from scratch and wanted to, filtering all the information I was taking in was headache producing! It just seemed like a good signature.

Your wine venture sounds pretty cool. I've never seen a wine crystal. Feel free to post pictures!! What size carboy will you use?

 

[Joanie]

Ok... last of the pictures on the Cayuga and Vignoles. The caps on the Cayuga are burgandy and they look really nice with the little bit of red I put in the feather.

I also liked the way the grapes and leaves came out. The cutting took some extra time but I will do that again. I need to make a tall skinny label sometime soon.

 

[bmorosco]

Joan.........AWSOME JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[grapeman]

The "Complete Package" - great wine, great taste, great looks.

 

[jsmahoney]

Joan, those are really nice! I like the way you did them! Job well done!

 

[Joanie]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Very nice Joan...sparkling clear...hope your labels win more prises....

 

[Wade E]

Excellent job, as usual!

 

[Mack]

Joan, nice to hear from you and again congratulations on your
beautiful wine. 2 questions: (1) Do you use boiling water for your
capsules? (2) By what method are you making your labels, which are
just fantastic. Thank you.


Mack

 

[Mack]

Joan, go to www.wonderwine.com, for more info. The small kit
makes one gallon. I am currently into the third day with my kit and have
no idea what kind of wine it will make. I just love to see it bubble! Thanks.


Mack

 

[Joanie]

Joan, nice to hear from you and again congratulations on your
beautiful wine. 2 questions: (1) Do you use boiling water for your
capsules? (2) By what method are you making your labels, which are
just fantastic. Thank you.


Mack

Hi Mack!

Yes, I use boiling water and one of those handy cap holder-onners that George sells. It's the only way to fly!

I use Photoshop to create labels, print on plain white computer paper, then run them thru this gizmo...http://www.finevinewines.com/wiz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2181&KW=joann%2Ecom&PN=3

I wish they had a matte finish but it works and the label will peel right off.

Thank you for your kind words.

 

[Joanie]

LOL I went to WonderWine and got a kick out of this....

"Available in six flavours:

Red
White
Apple
Loganberry
Cherry
Peach "

I never realized red and white were flavours or flavors either!

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[Dean]

Must either be a Canadian or British site. "Flavour" is the Canadian spelling of "Flavor".

edit: Yup, I just went there, and it is a Canadian siteEdited by: Dean

 

[Mack]

Joan, I just checked my gallon of Wonderwine

. Itlooks like the
yeast is still working-after three and one half days. The directions says it
takes six weeks to make wine.My littlekit is just
labeled "Red Wine." (Yeah) I'll keep you and the group posted as to its
developments.


Mack

 

[Joanie]

Sounds right. It will probably go for a week or more. Be patient!!

I can't wait to hear what "red" tastes like! hehehe

 

[PolishWineP]

Well, I understand the flavors of wine, including red and white. Up here cheese is known by it's color, yellow or white.

 

[Wade E]

Thats a pretty good idea. Wish they had a lot more flavors to choose from though.

 

[sangwitch]

Joan, I was wondering what red and white taste like too!

I have to say I'm a bit skeptical about this product so I'm anxious to hear how it turns out.


EDIT: Never mind about the skeptical thing. I thought this was the kit that promises quality wine in 7 days. Has anyone seen those kits advertised in winemaker? Edited by: sangwitch

 

[Wade E]

Yes, I have , Thev super fermenter. I thought the same thing. That must really ferment pretty hard!