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Happy new year to all my winemaking friends!

For sale... two 500 liter variable capacity stainless steel tanks. Tanks are used but well maintained. Come complete with stands, lids, and air pumps. Asking $500 per tank. Located in the nj area. Pick up only.

2020 has got to be one of my best vintages. Here's a pic of us bottling it up last week. Got to make room for 2022!

Merry Christmas y'all

This year's crush was odd to say the least. As you all may already know, I have retired to the mountains of Georgia. The wife and I simply love it here. We have waterfront property, beautiful mountain views in every direction, and tax that is 1/6 of what we were paying in NJ. Our quality...

This year marks my 35th crush and you would have thought that I would know it all by now, that I had a plan for every contingency. I can tell you that this is simply not the case. Our crush was on 10/2 and I had put my grape order in two weeks prior. When I showed up with my truck to pick...

Hi folks. been a long time since my last post. Let me get you all caught up. I have now been retired for over 3 years and I have never been so active. We are in the process of moving from NJ to the beautiful mountains of Georgia. We are currently in the process of getting our NJ home ready...

Hi all, Anyone hear any news about this year's California harvest? I hear that grapes are going to be extra-specially expensive.

a friend of mine was given a novelty Jack Daniel's Barrel It currently has a very slow leak but I've only been soaking it for about 24 hours. Anybody know just how long a 1 gallon barrel should be soaking before it's sealed up? The only other thing I can think of is to use paraffin to try to...

This is my grand nephew David aged 8. We like to start them early around here.

It struck me this morning that once I retired, my appreciation for the simple things has drastically increased. For example, When I was working, my head was filled with worry. Worry about driving through snow, worry about getting to work on time, worry on how the traffic will be going home...

I have this neighbor that approached me and wanted me to teach his wife how to make wine. Knowing they had no equipment to start with, or any kind of space to work in, i suggested that they try to do a kit. My thinking was that they could then try winemaking without a huge investment (in case...

I use this method for ducks and chicken too. Great results as it provides more even cooking...

Nothing is more pretty than a cooked turkey. Share the beauty and posy your pictures here.

Hello folks. I know I have been very quiet for quite some time and I want to bring you folks up to speed on my doings. As you might expect, this will be a long post so grab a glass of good wine and get comfortable. In June of 2017, in a prefect “FU, I quit” moment, I retired. The wife and I...

Winery moving day yesterday.

What a birthday I had on Saturday! Started hitting wineries at 11am. Hit a total of four that are only 15 minutes away from the house. Ended up buying a "passport" (coupon for free tastings at 50 participating wineries) that is good for the month of August. Came home to a steak dinner, then...

Continuing on with the home projects, my wife needed a pantry because out kitchen cabinet space is very limited. Built this unit in place and my wife commented on how it looks like the little storage bins we used to have in elementary school. So, to surprise her, I built a black board...

Masked wine bottle...

well, my lent ends on april 5th. the end is in sight! just 8 day left! wooooooo hoooooo! all ready got that first bottle picked out.