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California Wine Grapes (Detroit) ordered 2 drums for me but they had to take a pallet of 4 drums as a minimum. SO there is a drum of Syrah and a drum of Grenache available. $495 each. Reach out to me or them if you are interested. I can help transport from their location to you (within...

I get to brag!! I must admit there was not much competition, but a win is a win.

I picked up a drum of Rapel Casa Rosa red blend from Luva Bella Wed. Siphoned off 30 gal to 2 open lid drums. I noticed the juice was exceptionally thick and thought " WOW this stuff is going to be a rich big wine." I pitched r 212 in one and 71b 1122 in the other. Then I decided to measure the...

Bought a 60 gal. drum of Cab Sav, 18 gal Sangiovese and a lug each of Merlot and Cab Sav. Batch 1. Transferred 30 gal of the Cab juice to a separate open (top cut out) drum and added the lug of Cab grapes. Batch 2. Transferred the other 30 gal of Cab juice to another open drum, added the 18...

I am over run with empty bottles, and I have at this point a nearly limitless supply thru the growing network of winos, I mean friends. I have several cases I'm willing to part with, but if you need more I can hook you up with a weekly amount of 3-5 cases of empties. You still have to...

I made a batch of SP using Lemon juice from dollar tree. A nephew was talking about his attempt to make peach wine - his wife's favorite. He did not use sorbate, only K-meta. BOOM. On a side note he is having his first child at 52. He will need all the wine he can make. I was in dollar...

I could not pass up the bulk discount. I am going to break the juice into multiple batches. I will kill off the existing yeast in some batches and use r-212, ICV-D21 (Languedoc), 3244 Chianti and AMH (Assmanshausen). I will also vary amounts of oak in some secondaries. I will be adding...

This may be sacrilege to some. But I'll put it out there anyway. I will also disclose that I have done a side by side comparison for over a year now with no measurable differences and no taste differences. What sin did I commit? I used PET 4 gallon water bottles from Sam's Club as...

I have been swamped this spring. I finally got around to arranging for Chilean juices from Gentile Juice, and all Vince had left was 2-Malbec,2-Sangiovese, and a Syrah. If anyone has any starting SG data from these varietals, I'd be glad to know them. I'm sure they will be partway started...

The second batch of wine I ever made was a WE WV California Trinity. I put it together in Dec 2011, bottled it in Jan 2012. I Tried to drink it in Mar 2012 Eeeecchhh. I stored it in the very back of the cellar. I was using an over stirred (oxidized) Cab as a cooking wine (my 1st batch...

I made the wine in an area of the boiler/mechanical area of the house. The space was about 5' x 10' with shelves along one wall. Pretty cramped. I had built a 2' x 4' table 40" high from a scrap of cultured marble. Here are some before pictures See pix #1. I had already started to tear the...

I have a 10'x2' closet in the basement 2 of the walls are foundation and stay fairly cool. The other 2 walls, I have insulated so when the French doors are installed the temperature should stay around 65-68 F. The racks are 2 bottles deep. Total capacity is 504 750 ml bottles with room for...

I rarely make whites and have never made a Moscato. Do I ferment to dry and back sweeten, or stop the fermentation? What should my final (sweet) SG be?

Hi all, Here is some free investment advise. See attached link http://www.cnbc.com/id/101371746 China has become the largest consumer of wine. They also make the most wine as a nation. The difference is those who drink prefer the imports from Italy, France and US. I see a long...

HELP! I've added 4 tsp nutrient over 10 days or so, stirred well, added more ec-1118 Look at this related thread - same batch http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f6/juice-bucket-well-under-way-42729/ I am stumped.

Has anyone tried one of these? I am skeptical, but up for an experiment. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BelVino-7-Day-Wine-Making-Kit-South-African-Red-Homebrew-23L-Fruit-Included-/271360186559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2e53d8bf

I picked up a Red Zin, Regina by Lamanuzzi & Pantaleo, 5.3 gal (20 L). Fermentation was well under way. SG @ 1.01. I just put it the carboy with some oak. According to the bucket brix was 22, SO2 100, and TA .5 Has anyone tried these juicebuckets? Anything else to do? All sugestions...

The wine supply shop in Toledo had 3 WE World vineyard kits that included grape packs. A grenache blend, Cab and Merlot. 12L kits. I think a bit pricey @ $100 a pop, but this supplier is always at the top of the range. $70 at http://www.****************.com/wiwoviwamegr.html. First I've...

I have a lot of wild grape vines in the ravine. (I'm in the process of killing them, many are covering the entire canopy of trees as high as 50 ft up.). I am gathering some of the grapes so far about a 5 gallon bucket full of clusters. I rinsed with k-meta, sealed the bucket, allowed 24...

I have a few wild chokecherry trees on the edge of our ravine. I'd like to try something with the fruit. I won't get more than 4-5 lbs. I was thinking of using them to tweak a kit. All Ideas are welcome, the further out of the box the more fun it is.