2021 Finer Wine Kits – Rapid Ferments
last updated 24 February 2022 November 2021 The rapid ferments of the Finer Wines Kits (FWK) I’ve recently started surprised me. Prior to this, I’ve had 2 batches out of well over 100 ferment...
Monthly Archive: November 2021
2021 FWK Super Tuscan in Detail
Last updated 12/04/2022 I had not planned to write another “in Detail” blog, but the crazy rapid fermentation of the Rhone Blend has pushed me to try a few things to slow down the...
2021 Super Tuscan
November 2021 Eric & I intended to make an Italian blend using 4 lugs of Sangiovese and 1 lug each of different Italian varietals that are not normally blended. It was intended to be...
2021 Rhone Blend
November 2021 Eric & I are plowing ahead with our plans to make a Rhone-style wine this fall. While we had intended to do it with fresh grapes, that didn’t work out. So …...
2021 FWK Rhone Blend in Detail
Last updated 12/04/2022 This blog is similar to the Barbera in Detail and Chardonnay in Detail blogs, but has key differences that make it worthwhile for me to record it: kits are the new...
2021 FWK Chardonnay in Detail
Last updated 11/23/2023 This blog is a step-by-step description of making a Finer Wine Kits (FWK) Chardonnay according to their directions. Like my Barbera in Detail post, this is a how-to combined with a...
2021 Chardonnay
November 2021 The screwy 2021 grape season and Patrick’s wedding messed up my grape plans — delivery was on his wedding day, and I was fairly certain he’d not be pleased if Eric &...
Wine 2021 – Update #03
04 November 2021 Our wine kits are scheduled to ship Monday, so if all goes well they’ll arrive by the end of the week. At that point Eric and I will have a busy...