Hello from Frozen Wisconsin

[Margo-WI]

Hello everyone! Over the past four months I have read many, many, posts on WMT. I have finally decided to join in on the fun. I love drinking wine and found that sometimes I drink more than I can afford to buy, so I decided I was going to give this winemaking thing a whirl! Oh boy, I am hooked! My husband bought me a wine making kit for Christmas and I have bottled two wines, one a Vintner's Reserve Pinot Noir kit and of course I had to try Dave's DB. I currently have a Selection Special Riesling Ice Wine clearing, the World Vineyard German Muller Thurgau in secondary, and a Selection Original California Chardonnay in the primary.

I have taste tested a few bottles of the Pinot Noir and the DB already, because obviously I am having a hard time waiting for them to age. I must say, they taste fabulous!!! My friends and family agree and are looking forward to all the future bottles that will be shared. I think I will be getting more joy out of sharing than I will from drinking it myself.....well maybe not

Oh did I mention I have a Selection Special Chocolate Orange Port sitting in my closet, patiently waiting for the primary fermentation bucket to open up. Oh boy, I think I have a problem....

Anyway, thanks for all the advice I have received already prior to joining!

 

[Julie]

Hi Margo-WI,

Welcome to WineMakingTalk

 

[peaches9324]

welcome Margo, the chocolate orange port does sound yummy welcome to hurry up and wait

 

[vernsgal]

Welcome to WMT Margo. Sounds like you're already in need of some more primary pails!

 

[sour_grapes]

Welcome aboard, Marge! I am in Milwaukee -- where are you?

 

[Margo-WI]

Hey sour_grapes, I am in Fort Atkinson. It's between Waukesha and Madison.

 

[sour_grapes]

Cool! I have to admit I didn't know where Ft. Atkinson was precisely, so thanks for letting me know!

 

[Wuggs]

Margo, welcome from another cheesehead. WI seems to be well represented here.

 

[mkjennison]

Hello! Another Wisconsinite here. I'm living in Illinois... but I will always be from Wisconsin. Grew up on the southern end (Lake Geneva) and went to school in La Crosse.

Maybe Wisconsinites are a bunch of winos

 

[drumlinridgewinery]

welcome aboard

 

[FredNiffenegger]

Welcome to WMT. I am from Wisconsin, also. I started a vineyard/winery north of Milwaukee near Random Lake.