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This is from a 2013 Cabernet that I bottled around this time last year. Do you guys this this is too much of a seepage issue for a years worth of storage? It's a bi-disk cork which I know isn't great for super long term aging but a year seems kind of short.

Hey everybody. I got my kit yesterday and went through it last night, my issue is it says there is an fpack but it wasn't included. Is there actually suppose to be one or am I wrong?

I will be picking up 6 gallons of late harvest vignoles when the rest of my grape and juice order is ready to be picked up close to the end of the month. They posted the brix of the juice which was at 25 almost 26 brix. I am thinking this is pretty low for a late harvest wine, most in my area...

Hey all, I finally bought my own house this august and got the go ahead from the wife to plant some vines. I'm gonna start smaller at just 50 vines to start. Going to start with 30 cayuga white and 20 of another variety, not sure if it would be red or another white grape (suggestions would...

I bought 200 corks from more wine. 100 grade "b" and 100 bi-disk. I just don't know if they look as good as they should. Just looking for feedback. I am not talking down on more wine cause I love the site and I ordered everything Thursday night and it arrived today which is amazing. Just was...

I have mostly better bottles for my carboys, other than a couple glass 3 gallon ones. I want to get one of those house filters to start filtering my white wines. I've been looking for a small pump to hook to it since a vacuum pump won't work with most of my carboys. Question is do you all...

Last Thursday I was able to pick up three gallons of Riesling ice wine juice at one of the wineries on Cayuga lake. The wine maker was also nice enough to give me enough yeast to start my culture. He gave me what they use on the wine there which was VI-1. I started the yeast in about 8oz of...

Sooo I put my hydrometer in a batch of skeeter pee and the top of it exploded. Theres some glass in there and just want to know everybodys take on what to do....should i filter it before transferring to a carboy or just dump it?

I made 6 gallons of Traminette this year, fermented on R2 yeast which was hydrated with go ferm and used fermaid k for nutrients. I racked to secondary after 10 days and it has been sitting there for a couple weeks now. Well I added sulfite the other day and it SMELLED!! Ive never delt with...

The wife was talking to me today about christmas asking what I wanted...one of the things I told her was this kit. Then I was wondering what the reviews are on it. Hopefully someones tried it haha.

Well the weekend of the 19th was a very busy one..Saturday I drove out to fallbright and picked up my 150 pounds of Cab Sauv grapes and 50 pounds of a grape called Carmine. Also got 7 gallons of Traminette juice, 3 gallons of Chancellor for blending with a Cali Pinot Noir I have aging So...

I picked up the first batch of juice/grapes yesterday from fallbright here in new york. I added extra sugar to make a dessert style with it. When i added the yeast to the Niagara i put in the d80 which was intended for a red wine that ill be getting at a later date. Just wondering what will...

I always feel like im asking a thousand questions and not contributing haha. But i finally got my chromatography kit after waiting about a month for it. Tried to do the test first with all five wines and they came through all smudged together. So I then did two more tests with just three of...

So my mom has two big big crab apple trees. I was wondering when the appropriate time to pick was. They arent the red kind so they stay green. Thanks all!!

Well all the take on the forums about amarone got me to try it finally. Very delicious! Now my birthday is soon and the wife is wondering what I want and would like a new kit. I am looking on finevinewines.com and wondering which you all would recommend for a great amarone kit. Thanks all!

I am going to start this soon but it came with an fpack and I am not too keen on a sweet wine. I wa searching but didnt find anything on the forums about people who have made this. Just wanted to make sure that i could add this before I pitch the yeast and it wont knock it out of balance too...

I have been tormenting a pail of merlot grapes that I bought from wine grapes direct. Finally got to the point of pressing today and now I am going to add my culture of mlf bacteria. Question is that it says best by April 6th. Should it still be viable or should I go out and get a new one...

Where do you all find places that will ship grapes? there's quite a few places that are doing Chilean juices but not just grapes. i am going to Erie to pick up 4 buckets of juice at pi wines when the time comes and wanted to add grapes to it to help with body. But i just can't find a place...

I am looking to buy those two kits in the title and was just looking for any reviews on them and also any tweaks or anything if you all have done any :) Thanks!!

I am trying to chose between the two and would like a recommendation. I've been reason about bantonage, and it sounds interesting to try just don't know which one to pick or if there's other ones everybody here has tried that is better. Thanks in advanced!