Recent content by Fuzzywuzzy

Hi all, I'm somewhat new here, too. I am going to try to make red wine from a frozen pail for the first time. I have done beer and a couple white wine kits from juice (5-6 gals.) so I have a lot of the equipment already, including, I think, everything in the above list (or the equivalent)...

Hi @Americanhooch, I live in Davis. I had planned to order 100# grapes of a single varietal this year from Oak Barrel as well (I pass through Berkeley regularly). Others here are suggesting there are other options which might suit my needs better (for example, quantities other than 100#...

You folks are way too generous with your time and advice -thank you! And LOL at the number of carboys, Cdrew. What am I getting myself into? My wife is going to kill me when she sees my lone 5 gallon carboy has multiplied into an entire family.

Thank you, everyone, for your thoughtful responses. I may have oversold the "quick drinking" aspect. I am willing to wait however long it takes to do it right but a varietal that is quicker to reach a minimum level of drinkability (say 12 months instead of 3 years) is a plus. @jgmann67 and...

Hi, all, I'm a beginning winemaker and first-time poster here. I've brewed beer for years but as far as wine goes, I have only tried a chardonnay kit (not in the bottle yet but so far so good). I would like to try making a 6-gallon (23L) batch from fresh grapes this fall. My local HBS here...