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...
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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 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...
Wine 2025 – Update #02
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...
Bottle Labels – 2025
Wines Bottled in 2025 Note: These labels are from wines bottled in 2025, not started in 2025. The Chardonnel label was a hit on the first version. I posted it for Shannon and Eric...
Homemade vs. Commercial Wine
updated 06/16/2025 A while back an online acquaintance lamented that he could find dozens of lower priced wines that are better than his best. I made a (hopefully) polite reply, which boils down to...
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...
2024 Wines in Detail
updated 10/04/2025 I 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 winemaking....
When to Drink a Wine?
updated 08/27/2024 The headline for this post refers to how long a wine should be aged, not what time of day is appropriate. In August 2019 NorCal, a respected WineMakingTalk member, started a thread...
Wine 2024 – Update #02
12 July 2024 My friend Beth reported that the grapes in the Glade Springs VA vineyard have started veraison and she’s netting the vines. Veraison is the first stage of ripening for grapes, where...