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We started our new batch of wine for 2007. An 80/20 mix of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Yesterday we crushed the grapes added potassium metabisulfite and pectic enzyme. Today we tested for sugar and acid. The sugar was fine but the acid was low (0.4) we decided to add acid blend to increase...

We bottled our first batch of San Giovese and Alicante blend on May 2. We sterilized the bottles and corks with a k-meta solution. When we bottled it, we were so impressed with the taste. It was actually very good. So good we drank a gallon during corking. Now, a month later, we opened our first...

We would like to make our own wine labels for this years batch. My son is good with a computer and can certainly create the label, but does anyone have any recommendations regarding what paper to use for the label, how to stick it to the bottle and where to get it. Wine Maker

I am in the process of making red wine from a mixture of Sangiovese grapes and Alicante grapes (80/20 split). The primary fermentation stage lasted about 7 days. When we reached a SG of 1.0 we immediately pressed the grapes and went to Secondary fermentation. It is in the secondary fermentation...