Recent content by lisa

Hi all, I was prompted for an update so here it is. I'm a complete novice and don't anyone think making wine from scratch is easy. It was a complete disaster. I managed to spend my whole short time in Italy picking the grapes, washing them, crushing them, blah blah. I bought equipment and...

Hi, Welcome to the forum I guess. But you're asking the wrong person. I'm new too and can only say scour t'interweb. If you post this in a new thread of your own someone should get an answer to you. Have fun, Lisa.

Oh! What was I thinking of then? Morello!!!!!!!!!! Doh!

Thanks Tom. Yeah, I'm doing a lot of reading around. I've asked a couple of questions on this thread. I think I've chosen a forum where you're all in bed while I'm up though as you all seem to be in the US! I see you've got some Italian Amarone on the go. We also have a cherry tree in the...

I have put some photos in an album. You'll all probably be quite horrified at the state of it all and want me to buy new sterile stuff, but I want to use as much as I can that came with the house. I will buy a few buckets with tight fitting lids though. Thanks for the link. Sounds like the...

Home to our Fragola Americana grapes, beautiful to eat, hopefully as lovely in wine made by yours truly.

Is that because of the type of grape? Can I get that through customs from UK?

Thanks all for the welcome. I think I need to read up on this term "secondary" and an awful lot more. We're only in Italy for 9 days and I have to get the equipment prepared, grapes picked, maybe crush with feet in the traditional manner!!, and then do whatever else to get it into a state I...

Hi all, My husband and I have recently purchased an old run-down property in the Appenine mountains of Italy. We have a pergola full of grapes that I have been told are called Americana Fragola. I have asked locally if anyone would add our grapes to theirs to make wine in exchange for a...