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I have a very small vineyard, but my grape production is getting to a point that I'm tired of smashing the grapes in a Zip Lock bag with a meat tenderizer. I guess my next step is purchasing either a press or a crusher. Knowing how hard it can be to smash the muscadines, I'm concerned that the...

Smurfe, Youdon't livetoo far from me. My main house is in Madisonville, La. but my muscadines come from a weekend (hurricane getaway) house in Wilmer, La. I was going to call my wine Wines of Wilmer but since I'm using Waldo's recipe now maybe I'll need to call it Waldo's Wines of Wimer?

Waldo, What happened to the Calcium Carbonate for the tartness? Does the steaming do something to the grapes where it's not needed? ps. Started my first batch of muscadine wine using you recipe. So far so good. I'll keep you posted.

Waldo, I may be mistaking bitterness for tartness. Since I've already completed fermentation on 2 batches of wine is it to late to adjust the tartness with the calcium carbonate? I watched the video and took notes. It appears that the differences between your directions and the ones...

Waldo, Thanks for the quick reply. I used the recipe from Fine Vine Wines website for muscadine grapes. I hand picked the grapes over a period of time to let them get as ripe as possible before picking and froze them, I still have enough grapes in the freezer for a few more batches...

This is my first time making wine and I'm ready to bottle my first batch. It is made from muscadine grapes and it tastes a little bitter. My wife and I prefer dry wines but I think we may need to sweeten this a little. I'm aware that I need to stalize the mixture to prevent a secondary...