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    Fermentation vessel?

    Been making wine the last 7 years from grapes and have been using sterilite storage totes to stomp and ferment on the skins. We started small and over the years add more grapes and the party has become bigger and bigger every year. Last year was a close call and the tote just made it to pressing...
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    Mixing juice with fresh grapes

    My family and I have been making wine from crates of grapes I get from a local distributor that gets the wine grapes from California every year. Typically I buy 20 boxes of Pinot noir and merlot and have a nice little party with kids destining the grapes and stomping on them. The kids love it...
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    Mold on grape press wood

    Got a call that my pinotage grapes from South Africa will be in shortly and I began going through my materials and noticed that the wooden pieces of grape press appear to have mold or mildew on them. After pressing my grapes in September I cleaned all the parts and stored them in a sealed brute...
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    Looking for disgorgement tool

    Just bottled up my very first batch of sparkling wine and I’m searching for a disgorgement tool to pop the crown caps. Searched all over internet and can’t seem to locate one in the u.s. any help would be great
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    Aisles

    I'm preparing my first backyard vineyard very small only 24 vines with a 6x6 spacing I used a dig-it and turned over all the soil and plan on planting in 2 weeks, the former owners of my house must of loved rocks, I have an abundance of large river rocks threw out the property and my question is...
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    Prune after planting???

    Just starting my first backyard vineyard and am waiting for my vines to come in should be here within the week....my question is after I plant them should I prune them right away or wait till next year...the vines are 2 year old bare root don't know if that makes a difference...thanks for the help
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    Making grappa

    as a child my father made his own wine from fresh grapes every year and would take the pomace and distill grappa and god knows it must of been good because every year everyone from the old country was all over him for it. Sadly he passed before he could show me exactly how he did. I started...
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    New vineyard question about vine selection

    baught a house this year with plenty of room for growing and I have been preparing my vineyard area and preparing to plant, my question is I've found a lot of good deals from online nurseries for 3 year old bearing size vines if I purchase these does this mean I can get fruit from them this year...
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