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Fizz

How can someone make wine with a fizz quality? My father did it once with white wine. He didn't a champaign process eith...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by teak
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by teak

"Bottle shock"

Would like to hear opinions on the topic of so-called bottle shock; have had the experinece a couple times where a wine...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by donotreply
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by donotreply

FA Vintage Wine Bottling manual barrel

>From Barrel to Bottle ,Notes on the Home Bottling of Wine by Edward Ott,Foreword by Raymond Postgate,undated,but I wou...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alisevans
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by alisevans

Interesting Closure Article

Since discussions on closures come up all the time... http://winebusiness.com/winemaking/webarticle.cfm?dataIdC368 Joe
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by joe_sallo
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by joe_sallo

rose petals in the freezer

why do some winemakers recommend only putting rose petals in the freezer for a short number of days? Anyone know a evide...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by snpforwine
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by snpforwine

ML-01 Yeast

I was wondering if anyone has tried ML-01 yeast and if so how did they find it?
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jimrobertson
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jimrobertson

Hawthorn blossoms

I have a few recipes for Hawthorn Blossom wine. All of them speak about measuring the blossoms in quarts. Do I just use...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by m0flc
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by m0flc

Have you used this yeast??

I transferred some apple wine from my primary to my secondary yesterday. I used a yeast that I hadn't used before and w...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jeff_at_greenhills
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jeff_at_greenhills

Bottling done - now for the drinking ...

Finished up the season's bottling yesterday - 5 cases of our '06 Marsanne/Viognier blend. Along with two '05 reds (Merl...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by donotreply
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by donotreply

Get What You Pay For?

The answer may be evident but, being someone that hasn't made any wine in over 30 years, here' my question: In looking...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jrbno
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jrbno

Sour Cherry Wine

A neighbor has asked me to help him in rescuing his Sour Cherry wine. He made it with about 8lbs per gallon of water. I...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam99
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam99

Primary fermentation vessel sizes

Does anyone have an opinion regarding the relative size of the primary? I make about 100 gal/.year and this is plit int...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marcortins
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by marcortins

Wine Tasting Flight June 7th @ 7PM

Meet and Mingle while tasting 3 different reds and 3 different whites. $25 includes 3 reds and 3 whites. Village Pourho...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pourhousenyc
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by pourhousenyc

Rhubard Wine Recipes

Wine Make's I am looking for some recipes for Rhubarb wine. Does anybody have some of Jack Keller's Recipes ? Winemaker...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mhamling
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by mhamling