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I’m considering getting FT Rouge this year. Is it worthwhile over grape tannin or oak? Bosagrape has two kinds Regular FT Rouge which is available in chestnut and also woods other than oak and FT Rouge Soft that is selectable for red or fruit wines. Can anyone give a glowing review and say...

What would be a good blend for port wines? Would it make a difference if I was making a ruby port vs getting a barrel and making a tawny? I might do both. I imagine there is a lot of right answers but I have no idea what might be a bad blend so hopefully someone has some experience with these...

Is there a difference between using whole white grapes and white juice pails? I’m thinking that since the grapes are pressed before fermentation it should be the same thing. Reason I ask is I can only get French Colombard, Muscat and Thompson seedless grapes. But I can get a wider variety of...

As the title says where can I get oak barrels in Canada? I’m most likely interested in 5-6 gallon sizes so they are not tiny but still manageable. Looking for a decent deal and hopefully made with properly seasoned wood not kiln dried furniture wood.

So I picked 4 gallons of chokecherries and might pick a few more if needed. Not sure of the weight. I believe I used almost a full wine pail 20 or more years ago to make a batch of wine. I remember cooking the berries. I was wondering if I anyone has made wine without cooking them? Also last...

I used 5-6 gallons of water to swell an oak barrel. Now I’m wondering if and what I could use it for. I thought it would be great for a kit or some wine but I don’t have anything on the books planned to make and I’m not sure how long it’ll last before spoiling. Any ideas to preserve it or use...

I’ve been thinking about what to make next and I’ve considered something like a blackberry port or something tasty and sweet. When I consider the cost of buying enough fruit it’s in the vicinity of a kit wine or even more than the cheap Costco kit I’m currently fermenting and trying to make a...

I’m planning to make wine from imported grapes this fall. Or at least shipped to my location from wherever they come from since they don’t grow locally. I have some questions I could use some help with. 1) How many grapes do I need to fill a 23L carboy and also a 54L demijohn? 2) What size of...

Just planning my garden for the year. I’ve already started lots of seeds indoors. Still snow on the ground up here. This may be wishful thinking but I was wondering if there is anything I could grow in a northern climate that would make a decent wine? More looking for a single season crop. I’m...

Similar to my port thread I want to make a Cream Sherry. Apparently I like sweet wines. I’m wondering what a good base wine would be to start with? Would a Chardonnay be good? The reason I suggest this one is that it’s full bodied and very common and easy to get a kit for. The other option...

I have made a port kit in the past. It was from WineKits and was a fortified version. I've downloaded the instructions for a few kinds and most now it seems more popular to add more sugar or concentrate to get higher alcohol than to fortify. Regardless Port kits are expensive and only half size...

Hi I live in Saskatoon up in Canada. I've been making wine for many years starting as a teenager back in the 90's. My first attempt was probably poison and I didn't know much of anything. It was Chokecherry and we shook the sediment back in before drinking it. Nasty is all I can say. Since then...