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I'm in the planning stage of planting a small 60' x 60' vineyard at my house and was wondering if anyone could tell me if there were any adverse side-affects to planting a row of red/blue/black grape vines next a row of white grape vines? I did a quick Google search and was unable to locate any...

I need to rack my Cabernet Franc ice wine kit that I've already added the f-pack to. There's a lot of sediment at the bottom and I'm afraid that my 750 mL bottle that I saved of overflow from the last racking isn't going to be enough to fill up the head space. I have not been able to find a...

I have about 40 lbs of fresh concord grapes going through primary fermentation right now. This is my first time attempting a concord anything batch and am unsure if I need to put these grapes through MLF as well. Can anyone comment on if MLF is needed with Concord grapes? The grapes were free...

I'm hoping someone can help me here. I'm about to press my 1st batch of wine from fresh grapes. It's a blend of 1/3 Frontenac, 1/3 Foch, and 1/3 Millot, total volume is about 12 gallons with skins and all. It's been fermenting nicely for the last 6 days and now I'm getting ready to press it...

Hi All, Due to popular demand by my friends and family, I started a new batch of Apple Wine today. However, this time instead of using regular Apple Juice from the store, I came across some "Fresh Pressed" Apple Cider. The apple juice didn't mention any K sorbate in it, but the fresh apple...

I'm making my first ice wine, a 3-gal batch of Okanagan Peach Ice Wine from WineXpert. I've read a few threads about some people having issues getting this kit to clear. I've never really tinkered with any of my prior wine kits and I would prefer to not add additional stuff to it. It's just...

Hello! I've been making wine for about a year and a half now, just recently discovered WineMakingTalk, mostly to get some advice on a potential new batch I was pondering. Turns out, finding this website could be the worst mistake I've made thus far in hobby. Seems like every other thread I...

Hi Everybody! I'm looking for a good Muscato wine kit. My local brew shop doesn't stock any and hasn't come across any that they've liked. Has anyone came across a good muscato kit, or maybe even had positive results with a juice pail straight from a vineyard? Being in WI I'd obviously...