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If you live in Sac you should also check out the L.A.V.A. group in Lodi. We have a lot of amateur wine makers from Sacramento that are members. It's a big group with lots of good resources. If you like Zin then you have to get it from Lodi. Next time you go wine tasting be sure to check out...

Look on Craig's list. In calif you can find a lot for $0.50 a pound.

$2000 a ton sounds like a rip off. It should be almost half that.

I really like a 50/50 blend of zin and syrah. We did this blend last year and it won a double gold in the orange county competition.

We have 30 acres of them in the central valley of CA. The picture I used is a clip of the vineyard. They are the real tokay too. It has already won a silver medal and a gold medal in some pretty good size competitions too.

What is your favorite blend? It does not matter if it was red or white. My first and still favorite white blend was a 87% Tokay and a 13% Pinot grigio. Although my favorite red blend was 45% Primitivo 50% syrah and 5% petite.

If you are thinking about planting to save the few bucks you spend on grapes then you probably won't want to spend the money, OR time, OR energy into what it will take to get a good yield from your own vines. Especially not waiting five years for a decent crop. If you are going to grow a small...

There are 2 major types of white moscato. One is very sweet and syrupy and the other is sweet but crisp and fruity. Does anyone know how to make the 2 versions?

Be very careful with tap water. Even if it tastes fine or smells fine, most tap will have some chlorine which will cause a lot of cork taint and ruin your wine.