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I opened up a bottle of my RJS WS Cab for a taste test. Color: I left this wine on the skins for 1 extra week and you can tell by it's color. It is extremely dense/opaque. It is a very deep red border-lining on black. Nose: What stood out the most was the distinct aroma of chocolate...

Ok, I have a pumpkin wine that I have already ran through the primary and secondary fermentation. I had had it clarifying for the last couple months and a few weeks ago I decided it was time to sweeten it some and that's where I think I made my mistake. I didn't add any campden tablets when I...

I was making this at work today. I'm not sure about my "2 hearts winery" logo, I think the red clashes a bit. I may play around a bit with the color some but this is what I have so far.

I took some pics of my Chardonnay today. I am really happy with the way it looks. It turned out clear as a bell! Now if only my pumpkin wine would get this clear soon:) 5 gallons of buttery goodness, I cant wait until it's aged some.

6 gallons of pumpkin wine is now in the primary buckets. I split it up into 2, 3 gallon batches so that my primary's wont overflow. I have heard that the pumpkin wine must's get pretty active. Here is a pic of one of the primary's.

6 gallons 24lbs canned pumpkin 6 Gallons water 4.5 lbs Raisins 9 lbs white sugar 3 cinnamon sticks -- broken up 6 whole nutmeg 2tbs whole cloves 1 ginger root 1.5 tsp tannin powder 6 level tsp yeast nutrient 5 oz acid blend 3 tsp pectic enzyme 1 package Lavlin KC1118 yeast I...

What other things do you enjoy doing other than wine making? My other main hobby is Pool/billiards and trick shots. (I have a couple of trick shot videos if anyone is interested in seeing them) I also enjoy metal detecting and I am a bit of an amateur photographer. How about you?

Which should I try next? I'm sure I will eventually make all three but for now I need to pick one. Any thoughts?

I am trying to figure out a good way to get my tubing from my auto siphon dry after I clean it. I clean it, sanitize it and then rinse it with very hot water but I always end up with a little water sitting in it (condensate). How do you guys and gals get it thoroughly dry so no bacteria grow...

I got all my toys in the mail today and started the RJ Spagnols Winery Series Cabernet Sauvignon. Here are some pics of the wine, equipment and my little wine making area.

I was playing around at work today working on different label ideas. Not sure if I like this one or not so I thought I would see what you folks think.

I pulled the trigger on a bunch of wine toys today from the Wine Makers Toy Store! I bought 2 kits, A Chardonay for my wife to make, (it will be her first) and I got myself the Winery Series Cabernet Sauvignon w/ Cab skins from RJ Spangnols. I am hoping that the Cab kit lives up to its...

So I have been scouring the net in search of the best deals (for juice kits and equipment) and was wondering if someone has found ones I don't know of. For me, the store has to be US based and closer to the midwest the better as far as shipping is concerned. So what is your favorite? P.S...

I was thinking of trying this kit. Has anyone else here had success with it? Any tips or thoughts?

Hello everyone. I am not entirely new to wine making, I have done 2 wine kits in the past. One Riesling and one Chardonnay. I haven't made wine for about 6 years now but I am ready to get started again. Chris