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Will be going to Sanoma for one day 12/8 to visit some wineries. Does anyone have any suggestions on which are the better ones to see?

I have been making wine for about 8 years. I have always been challenged by the various testing methods and equipment. I have a simple ph meter that I use and have been considering moving up to better testing equipment. I am considering the vinmetrica 300. Does anyone use this equipment and...

I have 3 wines from grapes that I started in September or early October. They are Cayuga, Chardonnel and Traminette. 5 gallons of each. They have cleared some since fermentation stopped and were racked off the gross lees. I have read several threads on what to use to clarify them. This...

I picked up a can of Vintners Harvest Sweet Cherry Puree. I also have a nearly fermented batch of Corot Noir/Regent ready for pressing. Has anyone combined grape skins and a fruit puree. I was thinking the skins would add some body without any big flavor change. I would do a free run and then...

Has anyone used stevia to back sweeten wine? I understand that it will not referment and sorbate is not needed. I am interested in using this sweetener on some red wine that has undergone MLF and was wondering if it will leave an aftertaste.

I have read in several threads that you do not add sorbate after MLF. My question is - How can I stabilize after back sweetening without the sorbate? I have three red wines in carboys from the fall and would like to back sweeten 2 of them. Thanks, Ken

I just heard about this forum and have been reading some of the posts. Lots of great information. I have been making wine for about 3 years. I didn't believe it had been that long until I checked the dates on my logs. Time does go fast. Started slow with kits and moved to grapes. Still...

I started a WE Liebframilch and followed all the instructions through the first racking to the carboy. Everything appeared to doing fine. The SG at the transfer was 1.004 and 76 dgrees. It is now at SG 1.000 and 74 degrees 2 weeks later with no change. My question is this? Can I go to the...

I thought this was going to be a day to mark on the calendar. I started to bottle my first kit. Did all the right things, cleaned and sanitized, practiced with water just to make sure that everything worked and I understood the equipment. It all went down hill from there. The siphon was...