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Just started a Valpolicella Selection Original May 22, 2011 and I want to add extra oak after the first fermentation. I have made the kit as instructed and placed the two oak "dust" packets in the first fermentation. I did replace the yeast with the Lalvin RC 212. My question is when should I...

I am in the start of the 2nd month of bulk aging a VR Pinot Blanc in my 6 gallon carboy. I want to do this for at least 6 months before bottling. How often and how many camden tablets should I add to my wine while bulk aging? Should I crush up the tablets in water and how much water should I...

My local brew house sells a few wine kits and sold me an out of date (according to him)Vinter Reserve Pinot Blanc kit for $35. (kit code 0125809-0359). I thought that I would take a chance on this kit for the $35 and see how it turns out. Anyone ever done an out of date kit? How did it turn out?

I have been checking out this forum for a few days and just now getting around to this. We live in a small Eastern North Carolina town called Washington. Located on the Pamilco river. Everyone around here grows scuppernong grapes. (I hate the taste of those things) My grandmother had a BIG...

My wife and I visited a vineyard in Va over the summer and they were tasting a White "Chocolate" wine. The wine tasted like chocolate with a hint of raspberry. Very good. This wine was crystal clear. I would like to try and make this wine. I think that they used a chocolate extract for the...

I am new to wine making ( this is my second batch) and I'm planning to purchase a Cabernet Sauvignon this weekend and start. Is there anyone out there that has made this kit? And if so, what did you do /would you have done differently?

Just bottle my first batch of White Zinfandel (Vinter's Reserve). Did not rack before I bottle and now some of my bottles have a little haze in them. Will that settle out? Will it effect the taste? I think that with my next batch (starting this weekend) Cabernet Sauvignon, I rack before I...