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I was given a 10 year old wine kit of French Cabernet. All the chemicals and yeast were bad but the sealed juice was okay. There was some oxidation but the wine came out very drinkable. Interesting side note is the longer it "aged" in the bottle the better it got. It turned out to be one of...

I use fresh grapes only because I have 10 vines that are generous to give me about 160 pounds of grapes every year. But I have to admit that the best tasting wines I have ever produced were from wine kits. I live in the north west and our growing season here is short. So my grapes don't get...

I've had to use bird netting for years. Usually I will put the nets on as the grapes start to change color. I have to laugh, when I start testing for sugar so do the birds. But anyway I will trim the vines back so I don't have a big problem with the tendrals at this point. I have had to...

Well for me it's not only the crushing that needs to be done but the destemming. I got the machine that does both as it's truly a chore when you have over 60 pounds of grapes. I'll have to post back on how it works but this is just like the winery used that crushed for me last year and it's...

Whle this is an old thread the subject is always alive everyyear. I have a few vines in my yard and I get between 50 and 80 pounds of grapes a year. I have always dreaded the crushing destemming part as it's very time consuming. Well this last year we had the best growing season we've had in...

Thanks for the advice. I actually don't have my own printer as I have printed but it's something to check for. Lisa

Fabulous idea!! I am pretty good with Excel and can't wait to try this. It would be nice to use the template that I have use for years and then just take it out to be printed. Wish me luck. Lisa

The winery that C/D'd my grapes this year did the same thing. Started with a hand machine and then put a motor on it. Not that hard really and I have those skills too. I shouldn't make the story sound "whoa is me" as I can get help as every one works for wine. But as the winery said "they...

Well I have a little story about hand processing the grapes. The first time I went to a vineyard with my father to buy grapes we were given as many bins as we thought we needed; I took five bins and we headed out to the field. I carefully selected and cut ever bunch and filled my bins. Then...

Well gentlemen, thank you both for your thoughts on this and I have to say you both make good points. I am 61 now so there is my timeline. This year I had a banner crop for the very first time and I have hit my limit there for my fermenter and storage capacity and that was almost 200 pounds of...

First I have to thank everyone that responded here with the suggestions. Avery and "Onlinelabels" appears to be the way to go. A comment first about the MS Word labels, I have had many experts look at my "Word" labels and try to put more then on on a sheet and for some reason when I...

I've been watching Craig's list but I find nothing local. And yes, the one I am looking at is an "Italy" model and painted not stainless. The interesting thing is the commercial winery that has crushed my grapes in the past have this same unit that they put a motor on so I know what kind of...

I have been making wine now for 15 years and over that time I have purchased all the necessary equipment one piece at a time. I used to buy my grapes from a vineyard and they would crush the grapes I picked when I was leaving. But now I have 10 of my own vines and am now producing more grapes...

I am looking for suggestions for label making software. I have googled the question but what comes up is just kind of a canned label and was wondering if anyone found a more advanced program that would allow a picture? A little background.......... I have been making my own wine labels, both...

Thanks for the link and the idea. I'll give it a try.