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how to choose grape variety in southern spain ?

So I am enthusiastic about developing an organic vineyard on my 5 acres of suitable (I think) land in southern Spain on...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mail
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by mail

Mould killer needed

I posed this question in the alt.food.wine group before finding this group. I would be glad of any further ideas. I nee...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by anon
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by anon

grapefruit questions

I happen to have a friend that works for a fruit transporting company, and have 2 cases of grapefruits. I will keep som...
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posted by president
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by president

Red wine juice without skins

One of my winegrower that we sold grapes from last year is offering to press and pail juice for this next season. I hav...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sgbrix
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by sgbrix

Vintners Harvest Blackberry Wine - Help Wanted

I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction. Early in my winemaking career (last fall), I bought a can of Vi...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pdndr
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by pdndr

Fruit Juices

Does anybody know a good online site you can buy just the fruit juices. I am looking for watermelon to make watermelon...
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posted by goofyboo
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by goofyboo

bulk aging....

Folks, I've made a couple of wine kits and have done a number of batches of beer. In making beer, i had good results wi...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cubanpole2
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by cubanpole2

Chemicals,chemicals......

I have been making wine from berries for a number of years. Great hobby. One of the benefits are you do not have to dri...
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posted by karljk
19 comments posted 22yrs posted by karljk

Fast Developing Chancellor sediment

I have a 5 gal batch of Chancellor that I started in September, from fresh pressed juice, and fermented on the skins. T...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by d_shooter1
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by d_shooter1

Oak, tannin and what else?

Just wondering if any of you have had any luck with adding flavours to your red wines (besides oak). I was thinking of...
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posted by atrebla
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by atrebla

winemaking variables

Hi.....perhaps this has been covered before.....if 2 seperate winemakers make the same recipe say this one.....http://w...
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posted by jomuam
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by jomuam

Dilution and sweetening

I've got a 3-gallon batch of strawberry that has been previously sweetened and stabilized. I think it would improve wit...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bwesley7
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by bwesley7

Missouri Vintners

Hello all, I wanted to know if anyone had found any Vineyards in Missouri that sell their Grapes by the pound or if the...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mwardenburg
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by mwardenburg

Aging wine ...

I normally let my wine sit in the secondary fermentor (with several rackings) until about March, then rack into nitroge...
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posted by rbdahlquist
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by rbdahlquist

problems with fining

I'm having problems fining 2 batches of white wine, and I'm stumped. Both 6 gallon carboys are in the same stage...they...
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posted by lg1111
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by lg1111