Making A Second Run Wine
updated 02/22/2025 After pressing a wine, about 20% of the original grape weight is “pomace”, the solids which will include skin, seeds, pulp, and stems. This is typically discarded, and may be composted. The...
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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! This...
Wine 2020 – Update #01
04 June 2020 I made 3 different wines from fresh grapes last year (2019) — Malbec, Merlot, and Zinfandel. I purchased five 36 lb lugs of each, a total of 15 lugs (540 lbs...
Winemaking 101 – Episode 6 C – 2019 second run, continued
Renewed Fermentation When I racked the barrel on 03/28/2020, I discovered the specific gravity had dropped from 1.000 to 0.992. This is good, as the lower SG indicates that all sugar is consumed and...
Winemaking 101 – Episode 6 B – 2019 second run, continued
The Wine Making Process Continues! (Slowly) After a few weeks, the wine dropped sediment as expected. It’s typical to drop a lot of sediment in the first few weeks — this includes yeast cells,...
Winemaking 101 – Episode 6 A – the 2019 second run wine!
I decided before I ordered the 2019 grapes that I was going to make a second run. As I stated in Episode 5, there’s no reason to not make a second run. Starting the...
Winemaking 101 – Episode 5 – What is a second run wine?
Most people have no idea what a “second run wine” is, so this is a good place for an explanation. A “second run” or “false” wine is a wine make from the left-over pomace...
2013 Apple, 2nd run
December 2013 – When I was done juicing the apples from this year’s apple wine, I had a bucket of moist pulp. Since I could not let it go to waste, I started a...
1999 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2nd Run
October 1999 – When I decided to make a white cabernet I just could not throw the pulp out! I figured I’d make a stab at doing a second run off the pulp. In...
1997 Carmine Batch #2, 2nd Run
December 2007 – This is the 2nd run wine I did from the pulp of the Carmine Batch #2. This year I did two batches of carmine, with different yeasts. Ingredients Fruit pulp from...