Hi Everyone,
I thought I'd finally and formally introduce myself. My name is Andy, i've been retired now for 5 years, living the dream, deep in the forests of mid Michigan.I designed overhead and underground power lines for 35 years with the Detroit Edison Company in Southeast Michigan.
You see, I've been hanging around this forum for about a year now. lookin, learnin doing. I never thought i'd get hooked on a new hobby the way thisthinghas sucked me up. Up & Down the river we live on we're known as the wine boat. We take 4-5 bottles of wine on the pontoon boat, go downstream a ways, beach the boat on the sandbar, put out the lawn chairs and watch the world go buy with a bunch of great people, who do the same. Sip wine and enjoy the day.
I'd thought I'd try a kit or two, follow the directions and see what happens, right! , I mean, how tough can it be?? I bought the books, read the magazines, studied and tried it.
Now, 55 kits later, look what you did to me.I guess I'm what you would call an excessive compulsive, much to my Wife, Pat's dismay. The biggest problem I have with any of these wines is tasting them. I read all the descriptions, they say strawberry, cherry, vanilla essences, plum tasting. Personally between you guysand me I ain't never tasted a strawberry or plum or cherry that tastes like any wine I have ever bought or made. They, well, alltaste like wine to me each with their differences.. Any way, I keep on trying and tastingand searching for that plummy taste cause i'm a slow learner. lol
You all are justa wealth of Knowledgeand i want to thank you all for letting me tap your collective knowledge base.
I guess thats all for now but I just wanted to say thanks for all the data and I'll be here somewhere lurkin around or contributing some of my experiences.
Edited by: A1190w
I thought I'd finally and formally introduce myself. My name is Andy, i've been retired now for 5 years, living the dream, deep in the forests of mid Michigan.I designed overhead and underground power lines for 35 years with the Detroit Edison Company in Southeast Michigan.
You see, I've been hanging around this forum for about a year now. lookin, learnin doing. I never thought i'd get hooked on a new hobby the way thisthinghas sucked me up. Up & Down the river we live on we're known as the wine boat. We take 4-5 bottles of wine on the pontoon boat, go downstream a ways, beach the boat on the sandbar, put out the lawn chairs and watch the world go buy with a bunch of great people, who do the same. Sip wine and enjoy the day.
I'd thought I'd try a kit or two, follow the directions and see what happens, right! , I mean, how tough can it be?? I bought the books, read the magazines, studied and tried it.
Now, 55 kits later, look what you did to me.I guess I'm what you would call an excessive compulsive, much to my Wife, Pat's dismay. The biggest problem I have with any of these wines is tasting them. I read all the descriptions, they say strawberry, cherry, vanilla essences, plum tasting. Personally between you guysand me I ain't never tasted a strawberry or plum or cherry that tastes like any wine I have ever bought or made. They, well, alltaste like wine to me each with their differences.. Any way, I keep on trying and tastingand searching for that plummy taste cause i'm a slow learner. lol
You all are justa wealth of Knowledgeand i want to thank you all for letting me tap your collective knowledge base.
I guess thats all for now but I just wanted to say thanks for all the data and I'll be here somewhere lurkin around or contributing some of my experiences.
Edited by: A1190w