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I had a case of bottles delivered to the house and 1 bottle was broken on arrival. This must have been a second bottle with unnoticed damage.:ts Full bottle, in the floor corker - just as I pressed the lever the bottle broke... Wine everywhere, I could do nothing but laugh.

Thanks to the Forum, I learned a lot about the wine making process and kicked off production 4 months ago. All the wine is too young to touch, but I have a friend who provides me Venison every year. This year I gave him a few bottles of Montepulciano. He just opened a bottle tonight and loved...

Noticed that my WE Eclipse Cabernet Kit has some white stuff on-top of the foam. Is this a problem or should I not be concerned? Thank you! Pictures below:

Hi all, I have a question about fermenting. I am working on a WE Riesling Ice Wine Kit. 11/08 - I pitched the yeast. SG was at 1.160 which matched the directions in the Kit. 11/15 - SG reached 1.080 and I racked into the Secondary 11/18 - SG is now at 1.060 The directions state...

Strongly considering a Vinotemp 600E. looking for long term storage to get at least 2 to 3 years aging before consumption. Anybody know the pro's and con's on this unit? The unit will be placed in the corner of my rec room which sees temps fluctuate between 65 - 80 degrees. Thanks!

Hi All, I started a Stags Leap Merlot about 3+ weeks ago. During the primary fermentation phase I squeezed the bag daily. I mean - I squeezed it until it gave up everything it had. 8 days after stabilizing and clearing, I was able to hold a flashlight on one side of the carboy and see the...

Great forum, I've been lurking for a while. I've enjoyed wine for many years but in the past 5 years my pallet has gotten really snobish and I couldn't enjoy a bottle of wine unless it was over the $10 mark. I was and still continue to enjoy wines in the $15 to $25 range. It gets expensive...