2024 Vidal
October 2024 Today I met the owners of Glade Spring Vineyard to get the Vidal, which is already crushed. This is the last wine of the year. Ingredients Fruit 130 lbs Vidal Maceration Enzyme...
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2024 Pinot Noir
October 2024 We decided to continue the idea of adding juice buckets to the pomace of other grapes. This year the grapes are Chambourcin and Chelois, French-American hybrids. The juice buckets are Pinot Noir....
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2024 Chelois
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. This one takes some figuring, as it’s definitely fermenting,...
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2024 Chambourcin
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. Ingredients Fruit 300 lbs Chambourcin, divided into 2 batches...
Wine 2025 – Update #01
19 January 2025 Yes, I’m already thinking about the wine we’ll make in October. Per usual, anything I say in this post may – or may not – resemble what is actually purchased in...
Chromatography Test for Malic Acid
updated 01/20/2025 In October I tried something new to me – inoculating with MaloLactic Bacteria (MLB) to induce MaloLactic Fermentation (MLF). The MLB eats harsher malic acid and emits milder lactic acid. The only...
Homogenizing a Must
updated 01/17/2025 This post is in response to yet another common question among new winemakers: Why does my SG change from day 1 to day 2 with no fermentation? This has been asked by...
Handling Hydrogen Sulfide in Wine
updated 12/22/2024 Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is a major fault in wine, and is typically caused by yeast being stressed due to lack of nutrients. It is one of the few things in winemaking that...
2024 Vidal
October 2024 Today I met the owners of Glade Spring Vineyard to get the Vidal, which is already crushed. This is the last wine of the year. Ingredients Fruit 130 lbs Vidal Maceration Enzyme...
2024 Pinot Noir
October 2024 We decided to continue the idea of adding juice buckets to the pomace of other grapes. This year the grapes are Chambourcin and Chelois, French-American hybrids. The juice buckets are Pinot Noir....
2024 Wines in Detail
updated 01/20/2025 I sort of changed my mind regarding the “In Detail” posts. This post details events of the 2024 winemaking season, but without intending to explain the details of any specific thing in...
2024 Chelois
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. This one takes some figuring, as it’s definitely fermenting,...
2024 Chambourcin
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. Ingredients Fruit 300 lbs Chambourcin, divided into 2 batches...