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I would have to say without oak aging. Age in stainless steel or glass. The over "oakieness " is a problem with most of the California Chards. ;)

Lucci, When you say bulk aging, do you mean aging in a oak barrel? Also do you monitor your humidity for the wine? The reason I ask is because I read somewhere that wine aged in oak needs between 60 to 70% humidity to prevent consumption and frequient topping. Also, I age my reds at 64 to...

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The list goes like this: 1) A crusher destemer. 2) A press. 3) A 15 gal oak barrel. This is for my home grow wine. I have a small vineyard of 14 vines. I am budgeting for this. I just got done paying for an Anology class with UC Davis, $650. It will be a few months before I can...

I use both synthetic and natural corks. I think I paid $120 for a bag of 1000 synthetic corks. I bought them from Neocork. They are up in Napa. The latest natural corks have a much better quality and sanitation to them. They have to compete with the synthetics and screw caps. I guess they began...

I am considering filtering a barrel of red wine (59 gal). I am not sure of what type of filtration system I should buy. Any suggestions?:

Hello to everyone here. We are having some great weather for vines here, sunny and about 85 with a breeze. I am relatively new to wine making with last year being my first vintage. I did a blend of Granche Noir and Syrah (which I grow). I also have some Barbera, Temparnillo and Cab...