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...
Category: Mental Meanderings
Ideas that don’t fit other categories
Wine Label Creation Process 03
updated 08 September 2023 September 2023 I documented my label creation for a projected 2023 wine, a Cabernet Franc heavy blend with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in this post. This post regards a Cabernet...
Wine Label Creation Process 02
updated 05 September 2023 September 2023 This post is a follow-on to the first Wine Label Creation Process post, which illustrates a different view into my creation process. Sometimes I get an idea and zero...
Wine Label Creation Process 01
updated 09 August 2023 August 2023 We are ramping up to bottle the Merlot/Grenache and Merlot/Tempranillo, so I checked the sample labels. We haven’t made a decision yet on which to use, but I’m...
Wine Ratings and Prices
A common question on WineMakingTalk is, “If I make XXX, how does that compare to a $$$ wine?” What is the Yardstick? This is an impossible question to answer, as the price of the...
Clearing Wine Without Geysers
Last night I made two mistakes, one of which could have had tragic consequences. Last night I racked 2 wines — a Chocolate / Raspberry Port whose SG is 0.998 and appears done, and...
2021 Finer Wine Kits – Rapid Ferments
last updated 24 February 2022 November 2021 The rapid ferments of the Finer Wines Kits (FWK) I’ve recently started surprised me. Prior to this, I’ve had 2 batches out of well over 100 ferment...
Successful Red Blends
Updated 19 July 2023 On Wine Making Talk, a common question regards what wines to use in making blends, and in what proportions. Granted, each batch of wine is different so there’s no guaranteed...