2020 Red Blend, 2nd Run
October 2020 – Last year’s second run wine is wildly successful, so I’m (of course) doing it again. Making a second run extends my results by 50% AND the cost per bottle was $0.38!...
Category: Finished Wines
Record of a wine that has been finished and bottled.
2020 Merlot
October 2020 – I’m making a Merlot-heavy Bordeaux style blend this year. As part of that I’m fermenting 2 batches of Merlot, one with American oak as a fermentation oak, and one with French...
2020 Sauvignon Blanc
October 2020 – Along with grapes, we can order barrels of white juice — the catch is that it’s in 50 gallon barrels, so enough people have to be interested to buy the entire...
2020 Vinifera Blend
October 2020 – I’m making a Merlot-heavy Bordeaux style blend this year. The blend includes small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot, which are all fermented together. I’m calling this...
2020 Zinfandel
October 2020 – I like last year’s Old Vines Zinfandel from Lodi, CA, so I’m making it again. I intended to bottle most as a varietal, but changed plans. This wine is going into...
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
September 2020 – A family member asked me to make wine for an event in the Fall 2021 … so I’m making this one and a Chardonnay. Note: This is the first time I’m...
2020 Chardonnay
September 2020 – A family member asked me to make wine for an event in the Fall 2021 … so I’m making this one and a Cabernet Sauvignon. Note: This is the first time...
2020 Pinot Noir
April 2020 – My niece asked me to make her — yet — another wine. She expressed an interest in Pinot Noir, and last time I was in American Brewmaster, they had one on...
2020 Exotic Fruits – White Zinfandel Fun Wine
Feb 2020 – My niece asked me to make her another wine. A friend of hers is interested as well, so they agreed on a WineXpert Island Mist kit. These are “fun wines”, a...
2019 Malbec/Merlot/Zinfandel, 2nd Run
October 2019 – I purchased 180 lbs each of Malbec, Merlot, and Zinfandel. Before the grapes arrived I decided I would do a second run from the pomace of each. The original intention was...