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Been a crazy December here in Michgan. Just want to extend a belated Merry Christmas to all!! Here's a Christmas tune, in the style of Trans-Siberian Orchestra,that some buddies and I composed a few years ago... hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did playing it! :D

So it's been about 2 years since I posted. Been busy with the new home construction (posted here), then construction of the pole barn last summer. This winter I started to focus on finishing the lower level, and more importantly the winery! :D I took the SE room of the lower level and split it...

Well, here it is... the last wine ever made at Lamont Cellars A crystal clear golden hue Tomato wine... Lamont Cellars is what we called our wine-making venture carried out here in the sleepy little town called Lamont. But....since we sold our big 'ol house in November and since moved I...

Phew... we had a busy weekend here at Lamont Cellars :D Started off Friday night fighting the weather (3-4" of forecast snow turned into 9") getting the rest of the staining material for the wine rack being built. Saturday was spent getting my new wine rack about 95% completed.. Then...

In the summer of 2012 I got 70lbs of blueberries, so I did a little experiment. I know that some wines are made using a cold-saok maceration to extract more color and flavor from the skins (as I understand it ) So I made two identical batches of blueberry wine, with the exception that one...

Simple bottle labeler/applicator plans Had a request for plans for the label applicator I made...so here goes... materials; 1/4 Luan/plywood 15"x 30" min two bracket rollers (harbor freight example) adhesive backed shelf/drawer liner wood glue finish nailer (or hammer) drill motor / 5/16...

No sure if this should be in the general chat section or what... So, this summer we had an abundance of hot pepper from the garden, so after a ton of salsa, 3 hot pepper wines and still having left over peppers I came upon a new idea....Infusing olive oil with various peppers. So we bought a...

I have noticed in recipes here, that at the end of fermentation a lot of them say to add kmeta AND sorbate. In talking with my local supplier, I was told that is overkill, and you only need to use one or the other. what is the consensus?? On a different/related note....I think my concord/grape...

Ok... If any of you are interested in being part of a winemaking club in West Michigan please email me. Please indicate what level of participation you would be willing to contribute during start-up phase or in an ongoing basis. I not looking to saddle anyone one person (including myself) with a...

I am starting a 3 gal banana wine to use for blending with my cantaloupe wine (and maybe others as well). I got this 'Full Bodied Banana Wine" recipe from the Jack Keller site, but I am a little confused on their process. :d I have highlighted the area in question... Isn't it common to add...

Just wondering if there are any forum members that are licensed in your respective state as a small winemaker to sell your wine? My brother and I are looking into this and maybe starting a small winery. We have some party/specialty stores that will sell locally produced wines as well as looking...

I started a cantaloupe wine last night but haven't added yeast yet. I remember a freind saying how they made a cantaloupe wine but they were very disappointed in the results. I think they said it was kinda ..thin, I guess would be the best way to describe it. Which got me thinking as I looked at...

I started a carrot wine Feb of '09 and bottled it about 4 months ago. We cracked open one last night and I was VERY surprised. I taste-tested a little then asked a couple of other people to take a sip. I asked them what they thought it tasted like. Both agreed with the same thing I thought of...

Sitting around after all the holiday festivities last night I was checking craigslist for wine bottles when I came across a wine cooler for $20 that had been listed on the 23rd. Knowing that good deals evaporate on CL faster than free fruit for winemaking...I thought I'd give him a call...

Get them to form?? I did some research and found that these are indicators of wines that have NOT been cold stabilized, and grapes that have increased 'hang time' before they were picked. I know that here in America people are not accustomed to seeing them, but in Europe they are indicators of a...

Just thought I'd share some of our latest wine labels. This was for the wine made from the grapes that grow...where else..on the fenceline of our property For our wine expert kit wine.. This turned out to be an excellent wine!! I think this one is my personal favorite.. :)

In the above pic I have concord grapes and two leaves on the right. One the left is a vine type plant that is growing on the front of our property here in Michigan. It is climbing up the trunk of a tree the power company 'trimmed' (all that was left was a 12' stump sticking out of the ground...

Last fall we made some wine out of concord grapes from our back yard. Once the wine was done and cleared we added a tiny bit of raspberry liquor and some vanilla for flavor. After a couple more weeks we bottled. Everything was crystal clear. We have drank 4 bottles and have about 5 left. I...

What a bonehead noob mistake I pulled.... you guys tell me if there's any way to salvage this wine. I have a beet wine that has been going since Feb. I was working with this wine and my carrot and an Anise wine, which have all been stabilized and cleared, getting them ready to bottle. The beet...

I am going to start some carrot wine. Here's the recipe Carrots Raisins Water Sugar Acid Blend Tannin Energizer Campden Wine yeast The recipe says to boil the carrots then remove carrots and use the liquid base and discard the carrots. I'd like to add some of the carrots in with the...