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I tend to get a bit busy at work and I am not liking having to scrape off labels that I just put on 9 or 10 days ago. So now my new toy at work came in very handy for my home drinking wine bottles. It is a machine made to make labels to warp around electrical wire. It works very well on bottles...

Hey All, OK....so I put the mandarin wine to glass tonight. The SG was at 1.006 and looking good. This is the pic just after. The color is a lot more orange then it looks. The flash made it lighter. Also at the same time I bottled my Muscadine Wine. It was bulk aging for 2 months...

Hiya All, OK, I know it’s already 8 weeks into 08 but I now have a little free time to start me first batch of wine. This is going to be a mandarin orange wine. The recipe is from Jack Keller’s site. <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> This is my...

Thought I would share a picture of my youngest daughter and myself wine tasting three weeks agoat Wilson Creek Winery 1 hour north of <?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">San Diego</ST1:CITY> <ST1:STATE...

I decided to start my 1 gallon batch of Muscadine this weekend. Last night I made the hot sugar water. Used the roller pin to mash all the fruit. Tied it up in a bag and put it in the primary. Added the sugar water. Added a crushed Campden tablet and Yeast Nutrient. Let it set over night and...

I have 6# of muscadines in the freezer and want to make a gallon batch of wine with it. I know Waldo and a few others have done this with great success. Could you post your recipe for a 1 or 5 or 6 gallon batch. I may try and tweak it some as I want to make a lower ABV of maybe 10 to 11%. I...

Since it rained over this weekend I decided to bottle my Italian Pinot Grigio. The sample I took was very good and after ageing this one for three months as the instructions say, it should be even better. <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><O:P></O:P>...

Hi all, <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I just bottled my Island Mist Black Raspberry over the weekend. After tasting a sample I was very much pleased with it. After racking a few weeks ago, the sample was very sweet. Now it has a well-balanced taste...

Hi all, This is a picture of my Pinot Grigio and Black Raspberry that I racked last week. They still need to set and hang out there for another two weeks or so.

Hiya all, Started a I.M. Black Raspberry Merlot last night. It looks very deep dark red. This is my first red wine type kit. OK….Soooooo…why did nobody tell me not to come strait home from work and not change out of my nice work shirt when doing a red wine! Too funny. That red wine seems to...

Monday I bottled my Cranberry wine that I started a few months ago. The wine is already very good but with a slightly high alcohol taste. But…. It is way less high acl taste then two months ago when I racked it last. I think it will be very satisfying in 6 months. <?:namespace prefix = o ns =...

Hi All, I started a new wine kit Saturday. I have not tried this one yet, but I hear it is very good for a white wine that is somewhat sweet with a little dryness to it. I am not at this time a big dry wine drinker. This is it with the yeast just pitched. It is doing just fine today.

This is a picture of my latest wine efforts. It is an Island Mist Mango Citrus. The kit made 30 bottles with no addition of water during the racking. Tried one bottle and it was very good indeed. Will have to try the Green Apple when I make my next Island Mist type wine.

Started an Island Mist Mango Citrus Symphony onFriday 2/23/07 Pitch the yeast to her and she is going strong. Should be ready to rack to bottle by Thu.

Started a Cranberry wine Friday.2/23/07 &lt;1 gal&gt; Ingredients:<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 7 US pints Water 1/2 Teaspoons Pectic enzyme &lt;add after 12 hours&gt; 1/2 Teaspoons Energizer 1 Campden tablets 2 Pounds Sugar 3 Pounds Fresh...

Hi all, OK, so I am starting my first kit wine for my wife. It's a Mango Citrus Symphony. I did step one and it is now sitting with the yeast on top. It says to let it sit of 5 to 7 days. Question is, it does not say any thing about stiring the juice during that time. Do you all just let it...

I have now finished the apple wine and bottled it. This is a picture of the finished creation. It was an awesome experience and one I hope to repeat many times over. I want to thank all of you fellow wine makers that helped me during the process. Your answers to my questions were very much...

Hi all, As I sit here drinking a can of V-8 juice I wonder if anyone has tried making wine from it and how it cam out? As I look at the can, it reads 100% juice and no preservatives.

Hey all, OK, so I have my first wine well under way. I still have another gallon juice jug setting empty. I was doing some shopping at Costco two days ago and saw these. So I said to myself “why stop now”. Why not try another one with fresh fruit. I think I will go the Waldo route and put them...

Hiya all, My name is Tim and I am a newbie to wine making. I have been wanting to make wine now for about 6 years or so, but things just seem to keep coming up in life when your younger. Now that I am a little older and things are settled down &lt; for now anyway &gt; I will check off this box...