WineXpert Going For A New Port

[Waldo]

With a nose of toasted oak, vanilla, black currants and blackberries I decided to go ahead and bottle my Port today. I am well pleased with the outcome of this one.

My only problem with this batch was with my bottles. During the cleaning process ( oxyclean, a lot of them developed discoloring on the glass. It is a bluish green discoloration. Has anyone else experiened this?


Anyway, I took a smoke break after I got them corked and "Mittens" decided to pay me visit or saw I had my camera and wanted her piture taken

If you can see them, she has 5 toes on her front paws..hence, the reason for the name, "Mittens"


I also racked my Peach for the last time and its next trip out of the carboy will be into bottles
. The gallon jug next to is some of my Pear wine.

 

[Goodfella]

Atta Boy Waldo!!!


Looks good. Keep us posted on that peach wine. I just bought a bunch of peaches today to start my very first peach wine. To be honest... I have never even tasted a peach wine. But I am excited. I got some good help with the recipe!!! (thanks Tepe)

 

[vcasey]

My only problem with this batch was with my bottles. During the cleaning process ( oxyclean, a lot of them developed discoloring on the glass. It is a bluish green discoloration. Has anyone else experiened this?

We ran into this as well, mainly on beer bottles. My husband did a little searching and found folks using CLR. He tried it and it worked like a charm, all the bottles looked like new again.

That port sure sounds tasty. I wish hubby liked them more so I could make more. Oh well, I'll just keep playing and maybe I'll stumble onto something he enjoys and if not I'll have some well aged wines!
VC

 

[rrawhide]

Waldo


If this turned out like to port you sent me - wow!!!


I did order the choc raspberry port from Geo -


and might try the ocp recipe you posted too.


thanx again


rrawhide

 

[Waldo]

It's not a Muscadine rrawhide but every bit as good in its on right

 

[Brewgrrrl]

I saw a five-toed kitten once. It actually grabbed a cheezit out of my hand with one of its "hands" (the "thumb" help it really get a good grip). Before I could even react, it ran out of the room on three legs, holding the prized cheezit up in the air with its fourth. If I hadn't seen it (and lost a cheezit when i was really hungry for cheezits) I would not have believed it. Spooky.