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  1. keverman

    Sur lie - a few seeds and skins crept in

    I typically sur lie age my Marquette for about 4 months beginning the stirring process at the end of primary as MLF takes off, then tapering off the stir schedule to once a month when MLF is complete. Question: this year instead of trying to dump heavy buckets through a funnel with screen I...
  2. keverman

    What to blend with Marquette?

    I have a very light 2020 Marquette that I need to get bottled that was 20 Brix at harvest. I should have made a Rose, but lacking experience, did not. It's very light bodied, obviously, nice light ruby color, and delicate/pleasant, but thin. It made it through fermentation and MLF ending at...
  3. keverman

    Cane breakage

    I am getting 2 or 3 new fruiting canes a week broken off at the base. (Marquette, Ohio). The shoots are long, 20" + at this point and hanging downward from spurs. Not quite lignified completely, clearly. I'm thinking wind damage as we seem to have at least one storm a week lately, but is...
  4. keverman

    Pulled to many leaves

    My Marquette (Ohio) is at 19 brix and looking really good, uniformly purple, no disease or pest problems. I went to shoot comb and leaf pull a final time before bird netting today. My helper got a little ahead of me, and misunderstood our mission a bit. The end result was one of my two rows...
  5. keverman

    Great wine, sours quickly after opening

    I have a 2018 Marquette that I grew and made that I am very happy with. It really is a better wine than I ever thought I could make.....but what I have noticed: Upon first opening, it's fantastic and I am so proud of it. :) But as quickly as several hours after opening, and for sure by the...
  6. keverman

    Best sprayer for 50 vines?

    Looking to upgrade from 2 gal. hand pump sprayer next year. I would love a pull behind ATV with booms (small) just to stay further away from the spray, but they seem larger and more expensive than needed. One of the dolly models instead perhaps with a chargeable battery? Tell me your favorites!
  7. keverman

    inconsistent fruit set vine to vine

    Looking for a little direction.....this is a cluster from my 5 year old Marquette in Northern Ohio. About 60% of my vines have beautiful, full clusters and 40% look like this. Any thoughts on directions to head with this? Nutrients? Pruning? Other? I happened last year too and I blamed...
  8. keverman

    Incomplete MLF

    Looking for advice: It seemed like MLF was complete on my Marquette, tested complete with just those little test strips. I sent a sample to lab for full analysis for fun and to check my own testing skills on TA, etc.. Malic acid came back .5 g/l still, everything else looked good: 6.0 TA...
  9. keverman

    Can it sit a week after press?

    I pressed my Marquette on Sunday and it included a fair amount of whole berries, so a slow ferment continues in the airlock pails from the small amount of sugar left in the whole berries, which I read is normal. What I read did say it should finish up within 24 hours or so after press...
  10. keverman

    Marquette - what have you tried?

    I am harvesting my first Marquette, 18 vines in northern Ohio (Lake Erie AVA). I have a "practice" run in a carboy in the basement from grapes purchased in Traverse City, MI last year. I used D254, MLF and a little french oak spiral, also adding some UVA-Tan tannin early in the process...
  11. keverman

    Marquette getting more sour, not less

    I have my first vintage of wine in a carboy...Marquette grapes. All was going pretty well. I fermented with D254, ran MLF, cold stabilization. The numbers were: 7.0 TA, 3.6 pH when finished. It tasted like it had a lot of potential, just still a little harsh, then I added French oak...
  12. keverman

    Cold Stabilization guidance

    I have Marquette grapes acquired in Traverse City, Michigan. They harvested at 25.5 Brix, 11.5 TA and 3.4 pH. I ameliorated to 24.5 Brix and brought acid down to 10.5 with pot. bicarbonate. Fermented with D254 and did MLF with Enoferm Alpha. End result: TA 7.0 and pH 3.6 - 3.7 after MLF...
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