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Last year I wanted to try making an Asoleado wine in a similar method to what I learned and tried in Chile, but from MN grapes. I started with approximately 120lbs of frontenac gris grown about two hours from my house. Why this variety? It is what I could get. In Chile they now hang the grape...

Depending on grape cost and availability, I am thinking of getting a 5 gallon barrel to use for this upcoming winter. I'm fairly certain I read on the forum somewhere that someone had asked about how to neutralize a barrel quickly but I can't seem to find it. Could someone point me to it or...

I have been thinking about trying to grow some of my own grapes in northern MN. By north I mean north of Duluth on near the zone 3/4 line. From growing up in zone 3 and seeing the trees I have in my yard, I feel comfortable saying I am on the zone 4 side of the line. The water table is high...

I have been thinking of making a Carmenère kit for quite a while now but haven't gotten to it yet. Now it seems that there are two options again RJS En Premier an WE Selection. Logic would tell me that the RJS would be better, but my store raves about the WE and old threads on here don't show...

Went to the LHBS the other day and picked a rjs French Rose kit. I was asked if this would be my Christmas wine - I said I was hoping for next summer. This is my 3rd kit. I started the kit 2 days ago per directions only swapping out the yeast for 71B. No other deviations so far, and it's...