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I presently have 2 - 6 gallon batches of Scuppernong wine started. one batch I started Friday, pitched the D47 Saturday morning. The second batch I just crushed the grapes yesterday, and am getting ready to pitch the yeast today, However..... After checking the must from Batch one, Im not to...

I have had a few days to get caught up on my bottling the wines I had bulk aging for 3 years now......... Blueberry/Elderberry Port, Elderberry wine, Peach Wine, OV Zin, Tomato (which taste like a V-8 juice on steroids), and my Catawba grape wine that I didn't think would do well, but is...

Interesting article. I always felt funny serving reds with Turkey........ But...... Not no more! For me: <ul>ScuppernongStags Leap MerlotAmaroneBlackberry Port [/list] <a href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CJOHNJO%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"...

I didn't want to hi-jack the other thread with regard to visitors so I thought I would start my own for my own adventures............. Wade and Waldo (and who ever elses name starts with a W)(unless you live in Texas)........... Plan a weekend on Cape Cod for next August! Pick a weekend...

Ken, Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great day and didn't work to hard and drank a lot!

Hope George gave you the day off (with pay of course) and you had a great day

Last Sunday morning we woke up to this: But starting Wednesday, it started warming...... and Warming...... And Warming......... Now I look at this: The Asparagus is popping through: The Pear Trees are budding: The Mulberry tree is getting bud swell: The Peach trees, The Plum...

I have been looking for awhile now, not very seriously up to this point, but now I have the need! Does anyone out there have an old BetaMax player recorder that they can put out for loan? We have many old Betamax home movies from the 1980's that I need to get converted to CD's. I have been...

But don't be to hard on him, I'm enjoying another hobby! THANKS SCOTTY! You and your friends over at DeeJays helped make this possible: 8 Pounds fresh home made Italian Sausage. My wife got me the Kitchen Aid mixer with the grinder and stuffer attachment for Christmas. I have made...

This time it was JW! What a wonderful surprise to get a box from JW today..... Whats so wonderful about it is that I purposefully have not commented on JW's wines this year because I did last year and he sent me a ton of wine, which was absolutely GREAT wine. For the last year I have been...

You Posted A link to Deejay's and I have been over there for the past three days and now the Meat Grinder / Sausage Stuffer has been ordered! That's what I need.............. ANOTHER HOBBY!!!! The scariest part is that walk in cooler that one guy is building really looks...

Started 2 new batches today. A 3 gallon batch of regular Elderberry wine and 3 gallons of Blueberry /Elderberry Port. The Port smells awesome right now and they both taste very good. Here is the wine room these days: The Bucket on the left is the BlueElder Port. She smells better than she...

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Imagine you and your spouse having friends on line that come to visit with you. Now imagine that your wifes online friend, is married to your online friend. Thats what we experienced this weekend. My wife is on the "She's in Touch" Forum which is a bunch of people who gather online to help them...

Ever since I have been thinking about a sparkling wine, I have been collecting champaign bottles, but all I have collected are green ones...... No clear ones. So my wife and I are at the store the other day and I find a Brut, Freixenet, Ros'e type sparkling wine. It was excellent (in the hot...

No......... The wife is not complaining.......... I have just been thinking, with proper care, cleaning, storing and sanitizing every step of the way...... How long is long enough for some of our equipment... Like a fermenter? My oldest is going on 3 years old now, my youngest is going on 2...

I made and bulk aged a Scuppernong wine last year, back sweetened and bottled back in early September, 2006. I have shared a few bottles of this wine with several members on this board......... If you still have a bottle aging somewhere, LISTEN UP!!!!!!! I just took a bottle out of the wine...

To drink in the Hot Tub! Another one of my Christmas presents......... I have always wanted a Hot Tub out on the deck, but there were several issues with that. 1) The deck is 12 feet in the air........ 2). Most hot tubs that I looked at were 220 volts and would require some major...

Do you have one that you want to share? My wife and I quit smoking a year ago and have since gained a few pounds.......... of course you all see how we eat so I guess a "No DUH!" would be in line here.......... It's not just about the weight however, it's about "Being" healthy. So this year we...

Many years ago, my wife and I had a horrible time holding on to money...... if we had it, it was gone! I'm sure many of you know what I'm talking about.... We decided to start a tradition that has helped us put things back into prospective each year. Building up to New Years eve, we have a...