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Looking for a wine book....
....called ... by Helen Gillespie-Peck. Seems it is unavailable in North America now. Does anyone have a copy they might like to part with?....andy j.
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Minimalist recipe for Red Currant wine
The Red Currants are ripe here in upstate Ny & I still have some in the freezer from last year. So I decide that, after 30 yrs since my last wine, I'd make some currant wine. [Probably from fresh...
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Bad start to strawberry wine
I am finally getting back into beer/winemaking after a several year break. In the past I have made strawberry wine every summer from locally picked strawberries. I decided to do so again this year and...
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Grenache........
Perhaps it's a bit early, but I'm starting to think of this falls grape purchase and crush. Last years Cab. Sauv./ Zin blend is showing promise. This year I want to try some Rhone grapes I've been...
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problems while compiling mfc applications with wine
Hi Everybody, I Created a small application in VC++ MFC. The application displays a messagebox on clicking a buttton. This application I want to port on Linux version. Iam using Linux ver. 9 and...
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100 ppm SO2?
Hi, Before bottling some red Zin, I tested the SO2. The titret shows the SO2 is 100 ppm. I know that titrets are not really accurate for red wine but in the past I have used them and not had readings...
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Cooking and Wine Tour in Italy
Enjoy your visit to Italy is known throughout the world for its art, history, beautiful landscapes, and more hillsides, green cypress trees, snaking sandy roads leading to earth-tone-colored...
 
Just bragging ...
Tasted and tested the '05 reds today. The '05 Merlot (from Lodi area grapes) is still mediocre (as I find most Merlots to be). Color too light; nose unremarkable; something slightly bitter on the...
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barrel-fermenting a Chardonnay
Inspired by Tom S' lovely Chateau Burbank, I'm determined to make a barrel-fermented Chardonnay this year. I'd like to produce a fully ML'd, sur lie style wine using a new 15 gal. French Oak barrel...
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Potassium sorbate, sweet wines, dessert wines, etc
I have some blueberry wine that ended up with a lot of alcohol and a lot of acid, so I added some sugar (6%) to a sample and it tastes nice as a sweet wine. I've never used potassium sorbate before....
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Novice grape grower - needing help please
I acquired 2 grape cuttings (1 Concord and 1 Niagra)from my Grandfather before he passed and I planted them on the side of my house. I built a large Pergola and trained the plants up and over it....
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Deer
I have found that unwashed dog fur or human air will keep them away for awhile. Joe Yudelson
 
Grapes and Deer
For the first time in the eight years I have been living at my residence here in Central Maryland, I have spotted Deer - Momma and Fawn eating roses and other plants on or near my property. I do not...
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TA (Total Acid)
Currently I do not have a way to check TA (believe it means Total Acid) What steps should I take to change that. I see this one on ebay pHep 4 Waterproof pH - oC/oF tester Manufactured by Hanna...
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Strawberry Wine ?
The kits I order turn out great so I have been playing around with fresh fruit. Could use some help making 6 gallons of strawberry wine. I would like the end result to be a sweet strawberry wine and...
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