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They don’t recommend using Nomacorc Reserva with a floor corker( really only the 900s are compatible). However I use a technique of...

Last year, My Zin got to close to 95F briefly with Prelude+Avante, the color and aroma are very nice. Avante fermented hotter than...

Capsules are cosmetic. Depending on the bottle, it might look better without. If I could figure out how to capsule spin without a large...

I used allegro on a Viognier and I am happy with the results!

Paging @Rice_Guy ! Do you know if the PHI number is based on decay rates or just average time to wash it off the grapes? Is the...

Welcome Shelly! I'm an ex-Hoosier turned Wisconsinite and pharmacist as well. When did you apply mancozeb? Could you just give your...

I don't disagree, enzymes and more punches may get you there. I more so want to know if anyone has tried this pulverization technique...

So I received a general email from thebeveragepeople.com talking about extracting the most out of your grapes. They mentioned...

Great timing! I have a little over 100 vines of Zin and Syrah combined. I’m expecting around 15 gallons each. I made a rose out of...

Brewers and Vintners - fruit puree and concentrates up to 52 gallons,… I would do what @Rice_Guy said with concentrates. You could try...

* the protective effect of alcohol on a food starts at 5% and basically everything is killed above 18%. A lot of the ABV market...

Hi there, Co-fermenting Viognier with Syrah sounds like an exciting project! To find smaller quantities of Viognier grapes, you might...

Agree, the tannins/phenolics in the Viognier skins is what stabilizes the color. That’s why I want fresh grapes/ frozen must. I did a...

Not necessarily - in fact the skins might be an important component in stabilizing the color in the resulting wine. I'm interested in...

Our wine club is buying Syrah this year. I am grabbing 600 lb. I really want to try co-fermenting Viognier with Syrah this year...