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I'm planning on making sumac wine this year for the first time. I plan on following this recipe Staghorn Sumac wine. I've read a few threads on here and some things on other websites but still have some questions 1) should I ferment on the berries or make a tea and strain them off and ferment...

This is my second year making wine from grapes after a few years of juice buckets. Last year's wine did not come out too good, I think the issue was moldy overripe grapes and then I ran into some funky smells during fermentation. That wine is all bottled now so we'll see how it turns out as...

I have a small 3liter barrel that I was storing wet and forget about resulting in some mold build up in the barrel. I'm trying to salvage it and was reading that a sodium carbonate wash followed by citric acid wash should work. I don't have soda ash but have PBW. Will that work instead?

I'm thinking of making a zinfandel syrah blend. I don't make much in terms of quantity so I'll probably buy 2 lugs of zinfandel and one syrah and ferment together. I'm looking for opinions on what is most frequently done with these wines from an oak perspective. Do most commercial producers...

As the fall approaches I was looking at some of my local grape suppliers and was curious where they got their grapes. It seems like a lot from for the Madera area in central valley in California and some from Lodi. I remember looking at the Musto website last year and found their catalog which...

Hey guys, this is my first year making some with grapes. In the past few years, I made 3 batches of juice buckets which were just ok. I was gifted a wine press and now am looking to do better with real grapes. I was hoping to get them a few weeks ago but due a vacation I had planned, I...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace my press plates fory basket press. I'm having trouble finding them online, can anyone point me in the right direction? My second resort is to fabricate my own. Would white oak be the best material? Also, any suggestions on how to make them? One solid piece for...

Hi all, Im in the process of cleaning up and old wine press I picked up. It' made by Giunta Brothers and I think dates from the 1920s. Given that it was made a long time ago, should I be worried about the paint that was used to coat the base? Would lead paint have been used back then on...

Hi everyone, long time lurker first time poster. I have a question I was hoping someone could answer. I opened a gallon jug of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon that I had made last year from a juice bucket and it's been sitting in the one gallon jug since December undisturbed. When I opened it I saw...