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I’m back on the forum after a move to north Georgia. I purchased 2 juice buckets this past week and want to add oak chips during aging. I have a Merlot and an Amarone fermenting and need advice on quantity of chips. It will be American oak light toasted. I am reading anywhere from 1 ounce to 4...

What's up with all the pop up advertisements? Is this the new norm?

It's that time again. If anyone wants to make a trip to Savannah, the Food and Wine Fest starts in November. I've attended the "Taste of Savannah" event the last 2 years and it doesn't disappoint. There are events the entire week. If interested, just google Savannah Food and Wine Festival 2017.

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Looking through my log book, I see that I'm approaching my 100th batch of wine and was thinking back about some of my early disasters. The one that sticks out was a pineapple that I tried using canned pineapple juice with added canned pineapple chunks. I don't know what happened, but it smelled...

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It seems that everyone is out of stock of Opti Malo Plus. I have my VP-41 and want to start MLF on my Pinot Noir. What is the opinion on starting without the nutrient? Its topped up, racked off of the gross lees, at .998 s.g., and at 3.35 ph at this time. I used RC212 which should be tolerant of...

It's time for the Savannah Food and Wine Festival again. Check out their event schedule at savannahfoodandwinefest.com. We attended the Taste of Savannah event last year and had a great time. We tasted some great wines.

I have two Chilean juice buckets that completed primary fermentation. One Merlot at .995 and one Malbec at .996. The supplier said they were slightly sulfited to prevent fermentation during shipping. I have not added any k-meta. I bought one packet of VP-41 and divided the packet in half...

I'm picking up my first Chilian juice buckets (Merlot and Malbec) tomorrow. I assume they will benefit from MLF. I think I read somewhere that MLF is done after fermentation with the lees present and stirred daily. Is this correct? If so, is this all gross lees? What is the best culture to use...

I want to do a couple of Chilian juice buckets this year but can't locate a supplier anywhere close. Does anyone know of an outlet to purchase from in Georgia. M & M said they freeze the fresh juice and ship Fedex, but I want to keep the costs down. There was a place in Atlanta last year, but...

I wouldn't try this at home

This should be a great event. www.savannahfoodandwinefest.com

I'm doing the ole standard. Grilled ribs, hamburgers, and hot dogs. I used a rub that I found on here. I'm also making a Dragon Blood Sangria with strawberries, blueberries, and pineapple.

My rack is full, time to start on another. (Maybe I need to move this to the joke section?)

I put my new Allinone to use this weekend. Racked 6 gallons of Pinot Noir and bottled 5 gallons of Blueberry. I'm most inpressed with the ease of bottling. This is truely a great piece of equipment. Thanks again to Austin and all else for the givaway and many thanks to Steve for his generosity!

I just started a Cellar Craft Sterling California Pinot Noir kit. I measured the ph at 3.79. Is this too high for this kit or is it ok? My meter is calibrated. Should I go ahead for now and then measure and/or adjust later? Thanks.

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MY DAILY Home » Lifestyle » Health & Wellbeing A glass of red wine is the equivalent to an hour at the gym, says new study New research reveals skipping the gym in favour of the pub is ok. Daisy May Stich Style Writer January 26, 2015 Updated: January 28, 2015 Love a good glass...

Test your skills in WMT's newest unofficial contest. We've had some fun with these. Go to the "Wine Competition" forum for more details.