Recent content by rbaylis

Yeah, the choice of words does indeed confirm that is Wales, UK. I know of no other :-) Mind you, although I live in Wales now I can only claim my paternal grandmother as a Welsh descendent, and I don't speak the language. But I did recognise the word 'welcome' in your post ibglowin without...

Thanks for the replies. It did seem logical to try defrosting, do a smell test and then (cautiously) tasting them. But I didn't know if there was already conventional wisdom that said you definitely shouldn't try to make wine from anything that is known to be over a year in freeze. I suspect...

When my mother passed I discovered she had been storing excess produced from the garden. Hardly have any dates and a lot exhibit freezer burn and have been discarded (that was mainly tomatoes and gooseberries). Because of the passage of time I know that they are all well past the 12 month...

After divorcing separating and then divorcing five years ago I reluctantly decided my future was uncertain enough that it was impractical to store or move all my winemaking equipment of many years from place to place whilst I settled my life again. I had made lots of country wines and everyday...