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Sorry. I was away for some weeks. Was not aware of responses. Re:good grape Tasted the new Grenache yesterday before I added sulphites. . Very, very nice 🙂 The grape was if a great quality. So far so good. About the 2nd run... My experience with it was always poor. With grappa too. Some...

2nd wine is pretty bad. Had been given some. It contains tannins, alcohol and headache.

My curse , if you want to call it a curse , is that I made too much. So while 2019 was so nice, I made too much 0 could drink it for a long time so I neglected the 2020, and even more 2021. The 2019 was in bulk storage between 6 and 12 months (3 kegs - bottled 2 months apart) - all good . The...

Yes, 2023 went back to the grower who supplied the Shiraz, and (this time Grenache) grapes were looking perfect. Just pressed it this morning. If I mess this batch up we'll know it's my fault.

2020 - I didn't know. I ordered the fruit, and it was picked for me. The grape had passed the prime moment to be picked, and was impacted by a long stretch of hot weather (over 40C). Shrivelled somewhat. It held OK for a while but I made too much in 2019 and did not try it regularly to realise...

I added it when I stored it into a long term tank. Maybe added once in the next 12 months. But the lid was never opened outside that. Maybe I should add it more often

Bought a perfect batch of Shiraz grapes in 2018. The wine turned perfect. Still have a few bottles. Bought a so-so Zinfandel batch in 2019 The wine turned out tasty. Bought a poor quality Zin in 2020 - the same guy - the weather conditions were bad. The wine was OK while young, but turned not...

Didn't know it could be frozen. I keep it in a fridge. Thanks. I am not getting notifications of the replies. Better check the settings...😊

If I knew this i 2019, wouldn't have wasted it. Thanks. Just wasted 200g of bakers yeast. I can imagine this yeast would be OK as a nutrient.

This is more for info.... I crush between 200 - 300 kg of grapes a year, and typically use 80gm. To be cost effective I need to buy in a packet of 500gm. My first batch was in 2018 - when I bought 500g. Used it again in 2019, then discarded it to be safe - Wasted 340gm. So I bought a new...

I guess raking in this context makes sense. Thanks guys.

Yes "Back to Burgundy". The usual dramas around personal life, interwoven with a survival of a family winery. The writer tried to impress the audience with his knowledge of the process , but only managed to confuse me

🙂 no idea. Could be 🙂

Thanks Winemaker 81, This wine has been in the kegs for 18 months now, after settling for 6 months in a big container. So it has been raked after 3 days (grosse lees,) then after 6 months again. Any sediment is well settled at the bottom, and hard by now. If "decanting" in this case means a...

Hi guys, the other day I watched this French movie, and they discussed how they need to "decant wine before bottling it", and this confused me no end. Been doing this for 4 years now, and this is new to me . I need to bottle two kegs (100L) soon, so maybe this is a step I was missing...