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updated 12/12/2025 A common recommendation for the addition of yeast nutrient is to add two-thirds at yeast inoculation time, and to add the remaining one-third at “one-third sugar depletion”. This provides a boost to...
03 November 2025 Why am I posting a 2026 wine plans post while the 2025’s are still fermenting? Because there’s always a backlog of wines we want to make but lack the capacity to...
03 November 2025 I decided to post a wrap-up of the 2025 plans to explain our final decisions. For various reasons beyond her control, Beth’s vineyard did not yield sufficient Marechal Foch for our...
updated 11/09/2025 October 2025 Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir. Ingredients Fruit 2x 23 liters Pinot Noir juice pomace...
updated 11/09/2025 October 2025 Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir. Ingredients Fruit 2x 23 liters Verdicchio juice Maceration Enzyme...
updated 11/11/2025 October 2025 Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir. Ingredients Fruit 8 lugs Pinotage Maceration Enzyme 12 ml...
updated 11/11/2025 As with last year, this will be an on-going blog of the wines started in 2025. Currently I’m on an annual cycle, starting grape wines in the fall. This is not any...
updated 11/09/2025 September 2025 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 120 lbs Chardonnel, 210 lbs Baco Noir, 25 lbs Marechal Foch, and 25 lbs Leon Millot. This...
updated 11/09/2025 September 2025 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 120 lbs Chardonnel, 210 lbs Baco Noir, 25 lbs Marechal Foch, and 25 lbs Leon Millot. This...
18 July 2025 Shannon, Eric, & I have discussed various options, and things are still in flux, meaning we have ideas but nothing is firm. Side Note: I like re-reading these planning posts, as...
