It didn’t win a Gold at the state, but at the end of the day, the fact that my 85 year old Airforce fighter pilot neighbor enjoyed it, makes it all worthwhile.
Making the softest Petite Sirah possible
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Damn that’s too bad but hey wines meant to be enjoyed who cares what the “experts” think as long as people enjoy it then you succeeded
My 2021 PS is still undrinkable. Maybe some day.
Which isn’t atypical for a Petite Sirah and why the goal of this barrel to get the benefits of a wonderful grape, but not the tannic downside.
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It’s tough to achieve that with Petite Sirah, but I do like a good petite sirah.
Try using some Powerlees Rouge by Laffort. Works miracles for tannic reds.
I just bottled my 2021 Petitie Sirah from Fiddletown. The long wait for drinkability begins
We won a bronze medal for the Barbera from that Fiddletown vineyard so we picked almost 1000 pounds this year.
Use 71B yeast to soften it. If you are adding water you'll end up with a flat wine which will need acid from something one or more high acid blenders e.g. Barbera, red hybrid like Foch, tartaric or even citric acid after malolactic fermentation.
