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I recently got a bladder press, I’ve always used a basket press before now. Do I have to de-stem the grapes before putting them into the bladder press? I assume it’s strong enough to not get holes poked in it by the stems right? I’m making a rosé and normally I just foot tread the grapes and...

I have a couple of well used neutral oak 60 gallon barrels that have been sitting empty, and I would like to use them as fermentation vessels. What’s the best way to sanitize them?

I would like advice on how to add sulfites just before bottling. I would like to add only the minimal amount to keep it stable for traveling and perhaps aging a few years. I have two 6 gallon carboys of Pinot Noir red wine and two 6 gallon carboys of Pinot Noir rosé. I haven’t added any sulfur...

Hi I’m Rakhal. I make wine in France and in California. I prefer to make wine with minimal intervention. I use native yeast fermentation and so far I’ve never used sulfites. I came on this forum to get advice on how to add minimal sulfites at bottling. Just enough to keep it stable for aging and...