Recent content by jondavidkenney

Ron, I have to agree with you. I went to the local vineyard here down the street to try their Pinot noir and I really don’t think it does well here. I will have to try to find a Marquette and Seyval Blanc to try out. Thanks for taking the time to help me out.

Good afternoon everyone, I hope spring finds you well. This year I have decided to turn a large garden area in my backyard to a backyard vineyard. I live on Aquidneck island in RI steps from the Skonnet river (ocean) on the east side of the island with full exposure to sun all day. I am finding...

Thanks salcoco, I was a little unclear. I need to rack off the lees this weekend since it’s been two weeks since I ended secondary fermentation and initiated the stabilization and clarifying stage(added sulfites/sorbates/clarifying agent). I will take your advice and age in a carboy for three...

Hello everyone, I am at the point in my first wine kit of WE California trinity red where the wine has cleared for 14 days and directions say to bottle or keep in carboy. I plan on racking to a carboy and bulk ageing for one month to allow wine to continue to drop sediment and age, after this I...