2011 catawba

[countrygirl]

2011 catawba/pictures

catawba ice diamonds...

 

[countrygirl]

bottling underway...

 

[Runningwolf]

Wine looks beautiful. Glad to see you got all of the tartaric acid out before bottling. Do you use a hand corker?

 

[djrockinsteve]

That's a beautiful looking wine. See what you get when you have patience.

 

[countrygirl]

u guys r sooo, right, patience is the key! if i've learned nothing else from this website, i have learned that patience is the most important part
and it should have read wine diamonds, lol, i missed my own typo.
and yes, runningwolf, i did use a handcorker...the one i bought on ebay...handmade, lol...but it serves it's purpose...for now

 

[Julie]

Nice looking wine have, it sure has a nice sparkle to it.

 

[winemaker_3352]

Very nice!!! Where did u get the grapes from??

 

[countrygirl]

i went to clarksville, tn this year jon. adkins vineyards! they were also super nice as was st. francois 2010! much shorter drive for me though! i hope to get more catawba from them next year!

 

[countrygirl]

just thought of a couple of questions....has anyone else made catawba? i was wondering about the aging? you can tell it's not "ready", though not bad, not bad at all...but i wondered what would be the ideal aging?

 

[Julie]

I have catawba that is about 1/1/2 old, very tasty.

 

[countrygirl]

ooh, thanks julie! glad it's got some aging potential

 

[winemaker_3352]

Yeah I would say at least 1 year to a 1 1/2..

 

[Runningwolf]

In addition to what the other said I also like to blend it a bit with Fredonia or concord to get the pinck color in it. It also helps to give it a nice rounded flavor. Make sure you cold stabilize.

 

[countrygirl]

i did cold stabilize
first time! i have a closet on my back porch...temps stayed in the upper 40's lower 50's in the closet and that's when it dropped out the crystals
would blackberry or blueberry benefit from cold stabilization?