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Every year my wife likes me to make a “Christmas Wine” we can share with family and friends. We’ve used this Label now for a couple of years and it has become our standard Christmas label.

This makes good sense. Thank you all for the input!

Thanks again. I did call a Jack Daniels rep and asked how the chips were processed. If I use them, I can do so with relative confidence. I’ve had several bourbon barrel wines and enjoyed them all. I agree that they should be used in small amounts to determine how they will affect the wine...

Thank you all for your input! I will do more research especially in the area of yeast selection. I am also thinking of using Oak chips from Jack Daniels bourbon barrels. Any thoughts there?

Hello! I’ve been making wine for about eight years and I’ve been using fresh juice for the last few. The winds of turned out well I think but I’d like them to be better. I just bought buckets of Tuscan Rosso, old Vine Zin, and Amarone. I was given Yeast packets when I picked up the juice and...