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  1. wildhair

    Rehabilitating 40 year old vines?

    We don't have muscadines in WI - not sure they have them in NY, either. Muscadines are a SE grape, from what I've read. "Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine,[1] is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States.[2] The growth range extends from Florida to New...
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    Rehabilitating 40 year old vines?

    They look like wild grape vines to me. Small clusters & lots of vine. I just picked a batch of them (20+ #). They are called Fox grapes or Frost grapes or Ditch grapes - depending on where you live. I don't know if you can cultivate them or tame them or civilize them - but they make a...
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    Can anyone identify the variety of these grapes, please?

    Thanks. I had another guy that grows both varieties tell me the leaf shape (deeply lobed) is more akin to the Canadice. He had some comparison pics from a grape ID database that seemed pretty convincing. He also said his Reliance grapes had a deeper red color and the Canadice were more...
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    Can anyone identify the variety of these grapes, please?

    About 25-30 years ago - I bought a grape vine. I cannot remember if it was a Pink Canadice or a Pink Reliance. I also can't remember where I bought it. May have been Gurney's, might have been Jung's, could have been Stark's.. I remember it was one of the more cold-hardy grapes, which was one...
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    Jack Keller's Home Winemaking book is out now

    Yep - mine came in the mail yesterday, too. Some very interesting recipes in there.
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    Caution About - Yeast orders - Big "A" online site - Seller NOT shipping what they Advertised

    Is it possible that the companies merged or VH was bought out or sold? I use SN9 a lot and still have some packs in the fridge. I have some in my cart at Adv In Brew (which I assume is the "Big A" ?) and it shows - SN9 Vintners Harvest Wine Yeast, by Mangrove Jack When I just did a search for...
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    Goji Berry Wine

    Well, since nobody seemed to have a recipe - I'm just gonna wing it. Assembled today, based on limited previous experience - 11# of fresh-frozen Goji berries 8 cups Passion Fruit Pulp (3.5#) 1 cup - Red Currants (frozen) (6 oz) 1 box (15 oz) golden raisins - chopped 3 cans of Welches frozen...
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    Am I the only person who gets annoyyed by recileiving texts, emails, messages in which people end sentences with 3 dots like ....

    I here ya. Pour grammers, mispelt werds, improper uses of punturations; butt specially when thay end a snectence with a interjections ~ like so......... And that's all I have to say about that. ;)
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    Rhubarb concentrate

    I've never used that. Usually they will tell you how much fresh fruit the can is equal to. OR there is a recipe on the can itself. Depending on where you buy it - there is often a place to ask questions about the product on the company website. Rhubarb wine is one of my favorites. I have...
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    Cucumber Lime Basil Wine

    Here's my recipe for a Cucumber Wine with a hint of lime basil. I use burpless cukes, because that's what I grow - same with the lime basil. Adjust ingredients as you feel necessary - that's how I made mine. I am also attaching the original recipe I used as a model before tweaking it to my...
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    Rhubarb concentrate

    Do they make a rhubarb concentrate? I use fresh/frozen rhubarb & have a recipe for that - it that would help.
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    Vintner's Harvest canned fruit

    I actually just bought this myself - 2 cans. I personally don't think 1 can makes 3 gallons. Unless you like it very weak. I used 1 can, then tasted it and added 4 pints of home canned black raspberries. In the Q's I read some one says 1 can replaces 5# of fruit. I use about 4# per gallon...
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    Goji Berry Wine

    Has anyone made a Goji Berry wine from fresh/frozen berries? I have almost 12# of Goji berries I picked fresh and froze, so I think I have enough for a 3 gal batch. The only thing I am missing is a recipe - does anyone have one? I was considering adding a few ounces of red currants and some...
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    A huge thank you to you all

    Oh, it needed way more than 2 or 3 seconds. Good info to know on the quality side, especially on the whites. This is a dark deep red from black raspberries. Like I said - this is the first time I've ever had a wine smell like this. It was fix it or dump it, and I'm glad I was able to fix it.
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    Cucumber Wine?

    I think it turned out nice. My wife - not a fan. She made that face a kid makes when they bite into rhubarb for the first time. LOL Very chilled, it has a light cucumber taste, clean, fresh with a little basil note. I added some lime basil in the secondary. Tied some up in a mesh cloth &...
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