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So...... I want to try my hand at a dark chocolate raspberry wine, my questions for those who have done this are as follows 1. Coco powder or shaved chocolate? 2. If I go with the powder will it be harder to clear? 3. Will shaved chocolate impart flavor as well as powder? 4. Would a...

ok so i have made 2 wines now... the blueberry pino noir.... it turned out ok and the montagnac syrah... they both kind of tase off... cant really explain it. the blueberry almost tastes fizzy... if i open a bottle and let it sit for in the fridge for a bit it is better but it still tastes like...

i dont know if i am posing this in the right area or not but does anyone here grow your own grapes? and those of you that do do you have issues with spiders? how do you get rid of them? i have read up on it and found some recipes to spray that include vinegar and lavendar oil but i was...

ok so my blueberry pino noir island mist kit is supposed to be clearing. the instructions say to add the fining chemicals and i did all that exactly how it says to... and then let it sit for 8 days and rack it... well it has been sitting for 6 days now and i only see a little lees on the bottom...

ok so i am making my first cresendo series with the grap pack and the wood chips... did my first racking today and found out the hard way that 1 you cannot get all the juice off the insane amount of lees at the bottom 2 said lees does NOT go down drain easy lol ok so that was one of those...

hey does anyone go to the wine on the beach festival at ocean city MD? i have gone the last 2 years and had alot of fun, just wondering if anyone else was planning on going this year?

ok so i bought an island mist blueberry pino noir kit and started fermenting 3 days ago... the temp has stayed between 68 and 74 degrees. the fermentation nnever not "violent" as i have heard many people say... it has been putting a few bubbles out of the air lock, but nothing major. i just...

so i have just started my first batch of wine... got an island mist blueberry pino noir anyone else try the island mist line? i did add an extra 3 lbs of sugar because 6% alcohol is just not wine to me so im excited to see how it turns out

hey i am brand spanking new to this site and i havent actaully started making wine yet.... i was looking at a few different equipment kits and wasnt really sure which way to go. any suggestions? i need something that will work well with fresh fruit come summer... i have grapes growing in my...