Winemaking Craft Forum

Horizontal vs Vertical long term storage

After having done it once, I'm a proponent for dipping my freshly bottled wine into wax instead of using the shrink-on...

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posted by phony

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

Wine Kit Recommendations / Good Deals???

Hi there Not long finished a 6 bottle wine kit and I am hooked on home wine making :) Can anyone recommend a good RED w...

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posted by ericofold

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ericofold

Fullbright Vineyard?

Has anyone heard of Fullbright Vineyard in the Finger Lakes region of New York? I' heard of them from a grower in Vermo...

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posted by Dan.Landry

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Spring bottling

Is anyone else finding themselves knee deep in bottle cleaning and wrestling with the corker machine? We spent the bett...

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posted by donotreply

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by donotreply

Sulfite

Hello all: I continue to be confused about Sulfite addition. I normally buy titrettes and measure everything out; howev...

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posted by HarveyCA

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by HarveyCA

great site on fruit wines...

Hi Group, I make a fair amount of fruit wine and I am always looking for good info on the topic. I just stumbled upon t...

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posted by djrivard

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Hi, just joined the group!

I live in Miami and have been making mango wine for the past 15 years or so and as a result, haven't touched commercial...

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posted by hudel2

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by hudel2

Barrel Sur Lees Fermentation

I'm considering barrel fermentation for a fall batch of Chardonnay. I was thinking of purchasing a pair of 30 gallon ba...

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posted by sfbacon

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by sfbacon

Wine Labels? Gummed Paper

Hi there I have a load of home made wine which I am very excited about and am looking for the best method of creating m...

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posted by ericofold

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by ericofold

Talking about wine glasses....

....which we weren't but I hope we will. In a previous life I remember watching a TV program that featured wines on one...

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posted by phony

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

A request for advice....do this, or do that....

I have a batch of crushendo , due its second rack. After that it is to settle for 30 days before bottling. It is beginn...

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posted by snpforwine

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by snpforwine

Need Opinions

I'm making a Heron Bay Premium 6 week wine kit - Cabernet Franc Merlot. I started it on 4-16-07, and I added a sizable...

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posted by bob

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

Chardonnay concentrate available.

Hello all, I'm getting ready to order a case of Chardonnay grape concentrate from California Concentrate Company in Aca...

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posted by phony

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

Bottled the Australian Shiraz today

Maybe next time I'll get the calculator out before I start getting things ready. I can NOT understand why I couldn't re...

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posted by phony

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by phony

Mid Atlantic Grape Season

The wine growing season in the Mid Atlantic - Central Maryland - has gotten off to a VERY slow start because of a cold...

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posted by someone

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by someone