PINOT NOIR/BLUEBERRY

[NorthernWinos]

Guys have gone to the lake to test the ice.....

So, I figured I'd mix up a batch of wine....

Trying a wine using grape juices and some Blueberry juice....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PINOT NOIR/BLUEBERRY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• 2 CANS ALEXANDERS SUN COUNTRY PINOT NOIR
• 2 500 mil BOTTLES WINEXPERT RED GRAPE CONCENTRATE
• 5 QT BLUEBERRY JUICE [steam extracted from 10# berries]
• 6 CAMPDEN TABLETS
• 4 tsp LIQUID TANNIN
• 2 tsp ACID BLEND
• 5# SUGAR
• 4 oz TOASTED OAK
• 2 VANILLA BEANS
• FROZEN PULP FROM STEAMED BERRIES
[Wanted to try adding them for more flavor as I was running low on berries for this batch]
[Had to save some of the precious berries for pancakes and pies]

TOMORROW:
• 3 tsp PECTIC ENZYME
• 3 tsp YEAST ENERGIZER
• 6 tsp YEAST NUTRIENT

Here are all the 'Cast of Characters'....

And here is my choices of yeast....

ENEY, MEENY, MINY, MOE.....?

So, what yeast would you use......

[I always like this part of the game....get so many different ideas....

]

I had poured into the primary bucket the Blueberry juice and the Red Grape Concentrate before I tasted the Pinot Noir juice.....
Can't recall any Alexanders juice being this thick and flavorful....had I tasted it first would have left out the WinExpert Red Grape Concentrate....

Next time will just do the Alexanders' juice and the Blueberry juice.

Stay tuned....
Hope it turns out as good as the Merlot/Raspberry with about the same recipe...[minus the frozen pulp]

 

[K&GB]

Sounds Yummy NW. Never heard of Alexander's Sun Country juice, but a blueberry Pinot Noir sounds great! Good luck with this one.

 

[Wade E]

I would say that Montrachet and RC 212 are the best culprits for this batch, I think I would go with the Montrachet to try and get some of that Blueberry to peak through since you are scarce on berries and using steamed pulp.

 

[grapeman]

I would go with the Montrachet myself.


I can't believe they would even be close to having enough ice to fish on. Must be a real small pond or shallow lake. Even the puddles here I break through when I walk on them.

 

[Wade E]

Maybe you need to get on that treadmill a little more often then!

 

[NorthernWinos]

They were small lakes they went to, and, they stayed near the shores.
They said there is 5-6 inches.....
I'm not going out there....Guess they aren't going back till Monday or so.

 

[grapeman]

That doesn't seem to help Wade. That half inch of ice just doesn't want to hold me up no matter how small I am.


Besides, I don't have more than an hour a day to spend on the treadmill right now. I did spend 6 hours in the vineyard pruning cuttings today. The meds I have to take to stay alive just slow my metabolism down too far to stay slim like you!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Montrachet it is.....

That was the one I left out of the fridge.

The S.G. is 1.086-7....a tad higher than the usual, but hope not enough to make much difference....I usually go for 1.085.

Let the good times roll!!!!

 

[NorthernWinos]

It's alive!!!!!

During the night I could smell a hint of yeast working.....

Let the good times roll.....

 

[Wade E]

Looks good NW!

 

[Aaronh]

Looks perty good NW even with the fierce hangover I have today..... I had a bottle of Long Street Chenin Blanc and a bottle of my Welchs dry with tannins to myself while the Vikings kicked the bears butts. Last thing I remember was the Vikings winning and then waking up in the darkand huggen the toilet bowl

.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Amazing how comfortable your bathroom floor can be sometimes....
Your comfort levels go down with the booze....

 

[NorthernWinos]

The wine was really chugging along...
Moved it to cooler quarters a couple days ago...
Checked the S.G. today and it was down to .997 [that was a quickie]
Racked to glass....
Tastes really good....
Think in time this one will be on the Private Reserve Shelf....

 

[Wade E]

Sounds like a good 1 NW!

 

[Waldo]

I'm drooling !!!
Ever tried adding bananas to any of your recipes NW ?

 

[joeswine]

good morning all,i have as staple make raspberry sharza and blackberry pinor noir,great compliments to food.........

 

[NorthernWinos]

Bottled this wine today....
Must state that it is really pleasant, even this early, at bottling. It is very fruity...nice indeed.

Only used 10# of steam extracted Blueberries as well as the pulp in a straining bag.......It gave the wine a really nice Blueberry flavor...

Now...on to a batch of something....
Many juices in quart jars begging to be made into wine.....
Check inventory levels of other wines....
What shall it be...????

Running rather low on bottles....will have to recruit my sources [The Pelican's and family come spring]

Seems we'll be low on bottles, but by the time a wine is ready to bottle somewhat by magic [

] a supply of empties await...

 

[Tom]

Boy that was a fast fermentation. What was the final gravity?

 

[NorthernWinos]

It did ferment really fast....
You got me curious so I checked it again....It was done at .997 within a few days....today it is .995.

It has almost a sweet flavor from the fruits, but it is pretty dry.

Will do this one again.

 

[Tom]

I would think you would have aged it in the carboy for a month or so...
Hold it in the bottle for a month so it matures a little