Monthly Archive: May 2024

Making a Twenty Year Kit Wine 0

Making a Twenty Year Kit Wine

updated 05/24/2024 Recently a friend posted on WineMakingTalk — he wants to make a wine to lay down for twenty-one years, in honor of his new grandson. He makes kit wines, and asked for...

Oxygen is not the Boogie Man in Winemaking 2

Oxygen is not the Boogie Man in Winemaking

updated 05/22/2024 A common question from new winemakers is about oxygen exposure. It’s commonly believed that even brief exposure to air ruins a wine. I was once asked, “My wine was exposed to air...