Re: Juice and yeast

Dec 23, 2008 0 Replies

A little anecdotal evidence about native yeast. My wine making partner and I have a tiny backyard vineyard east of San Diego. Our mourvedre got out of control this year at over 27 brix. The native yeast fermented it absolutely dry. I suppose that gave us more than



15.5 percent alcohol. We did not sulfite or even crush; we just destemmed and waited.

The resulting flavor is rich and ripe. Most people love it. I find it a little hot and a little overripe.


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