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Well, since this is my 1000 post, I wanted to say Good Morning all and have a great day. Remember, every day is a good day but some are just better than others!!! It's fun to be on a forum where everybody becomes part of an extended family and no question remains unanswered. Thanx...

Morn Just finished helping Paul harvest his syrah. This year, with500 vines, we picked and crushed 350 gallons. The numbers are great and are the best they have ever been. Ph 3.5 TA .71 Brix 25.5 - no adjustments needed here!!!! SO2 added tonight and yeast tomarrow. Here is what it...

Riddle of the Day Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one. Michael J. Fox has a small one. Madonna doesn't have one. The Pope has one but doesn't use it. Clinton uses his all the time. Obama is one. Mickey Mouse has an unusual one. Liberace never used his on women.. Jerry Seinfeld is very...

We had a bbq for about 18 friends and stayed around here and stayed safe. Menu was bbq ribs (the best ever!!!), chicken, potatoe salad, cole slaw, beans and strawberry shortcake. Wine selection was was Castel del Papa; Peach Chardonnay; Reisling; Raspberry White Zin and a Cab. We were...

Anybody heard from Al Fulchino? Kinda like Where's Waldo? but Where's Al? What's up Al? rrawhide

IF you are around any wineries contact them and see if the have any excess glass bottles around. I have found 3 in our area that have sold to me at $5-6/case. Just picked up 20 cases of clear new for $5. Seems like some of the wineries are short of storage room and are glad to sell you the...

This is what we did the last three days. Wednesday 3 ofr us spent 8 hours splitting encupltyus wood. We figured that there was 4.5-5 cords of wood in that gigantic tree. So, 2 of us split the gold. a friend from church had a gigantic tree dropped and gave us the wood...

Morn' all Well, this is where we are nowadays lookin good, so far coming up our driveway - these are the merlot aren't the babies fun top of driveway - this will be about 25 cabernet sauv when i dig them up and get them planted. Next week!!!!!! Since i...

Metcalf's Coca Wine was one of a huge variety of wines with cocaine on the market. Everybody used to say that it would make you happy and it would also work as a medicinal treatment. maybe one of the 'big kit' boys could - - - - - --- and Produced by the Maltine...

I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired? Well..I'm fortunate to have a chemical engineering background, and one of the things I enjoy most is turning beer, wine, Scotch , and margaritas into urine...

It's winter in MASSACHUSETTS</span> (and NY and Conn and NH) (ie: Rich, Wade &amp; Al) And the gentle breezes blow,</span></span> 40 miles per hour at 32 below!</span></span> Oh, how I love MASSACHUSETTS</span> When the snow's up to your butt;</span></span> You take a breath of winter...

Spent several hours at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Ca (35 miles away) and wow is this the dream machine - i want one of those and one of these and maybe 6 of of of of of ooooooooooooooooooooooof - can't stop dreaming. If you have never heard of it this is the largest in the WORLD. Many...

Here is a wine filter that we all could use - especially Bart since he does not like extra work (according to his last post). It has been around for awhile but this is the first that i have seen it. Wadda think all? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRL1SeTJ1rk rrawhide

Doing a crazy label for this white wine. Since this is a very different white wine, I decided to make it mysterious. This is from the Russian break-up country of Georgia. Some of us will remember Marie LaVough from the song of the 60's. She was the mysterious swamp woman. So, this...

Well, we bottled the Russian White today. This is the Rkatsatelli from the country of Georgia. A crisp different white that is quite good. We had a full barrel to bottle and this is how we did it - - - first time set up and it worked WELL!! This is just getting set up - going from barrel...

Well, for those who do not know about the 'Valley or Tule Fog" here's what happens. It was totally clear 30 minutes ago. Tule Fog coming in We are on a hilltop about 1100 elevation. and coming And now we cannot see the barn/winery from the house and it is only 100...

Hi ya'll We go over to the coast a few times a year and in Jan the elephant seals come to Ragged Point to have their babies - and what a sight it is so wanted to share. Enjoy wish you could read the timeline as far as the eye can see - but just in this cove coming...

Well, we got 2 feet of snow today and wanted ya'll to see bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Thanx to Mike we now have our barrels and other stuff stencilled: on the side of our barrels on our cool room door and other places too! rrawhide these come from www.yankeestencil.com

This is how we make cuttings if anyone is interested. cabernet sauvignon canes fresh from pruning making cuttings - the base is square cut and the top is cut at a 45 degree angle. This enables you to tell top from bottom. cuttings are between 12-14". i put them in...