Winemaking 101 – Episode 3 – My Purchase
Welcome to Episode 3! Before getting into fermentation, I’ll talk about a purchase I made, which in movie terms is a prequel. I got REALLY enthusiastic about making wine from fresh grapes. I haven’t...
Monthly Archive: October 2019
Winemaking 101 – Episode 2 – The Crush
Welcome to the second installment of Winemaking 101! Today’s post describes the crush, what it is, and why we do it. What is crushing? It’s crushing the grapes to let the juice out. [Yeah,...
Winemaking 101 – Episode 1 – Get Grapes
This is the first of a series of posts that describe my Fall 2019 wine making experience. An experienced wine maker may not find this all that exciting as I’m writing for friends who...
2019 Zinfandel
October 2019 This is Old Vines Zinfandel from Lodi, CA. It should be interesting. I could not identify the vineyard, but the shipping label reads “Linderella, The Perfect Fit”. The logo is a woman’s...
2019 Merlot #3
October 2019 This is my 3rd batch of Merlot this year. The first two were kits, this is fresh grapes from Suisun Valley, CA. The group I purchased grapes with unloaded 10,000 lbs of...
2019 Malbec
October 2019 I purchased 180 lbs of Malbec from Lanza Vineyards, Suisun Valley CA. This is the first fresh grapes I’ve done in twenty years, and the first time for west coast grapes. Ingredients...
English Nut Brown Ale
September 2019 – I was running short of beer and this kit seemed to have my name on it … Ingredients: Malt 6.6# liquid light malt extract Steeping Grains kit doesn’t specify in the...
No Beer In Production
At the current time, all beers are completed and in the bottle. Stay tuned for future developements!