Elderberries – Planting
updated 04/13/2026 12 April 2026 I hydrated the cuttings for several days. The plan was to plant them Saturday, but other things conspired against me, so planting happened today (Sunday). A trip to Lowes...
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Elderberries – Cuttings Arrive
updated 04/08/2026 08 April 2026 I received the elderberry cuttings on 30 March, from North Florida Elderberry, which as folks might guess, is located in northern Florida. The owners are branching from selling elderberry...
Kombucha Batch #26-01
updated 03/28/2026 March 2026 My last batch of Kombucha was ignored too long, and grew black mold. I toss the whole thing, including SCOBY. That was a while back, and the “kombucha bug” bit...
What Is One-Third Sugar Depletion?
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...
Wine 2026 – Update #01
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...
Wine 2025 – Update #03
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...
2025 Pinot Noir
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...
2025 Verdicchio
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...
2025 Pinotage
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...
2025 Wines in Detail
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...