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what I actually did: Framboise 2024 Raspberry table wine fermented with 71B yeast and topped with French Chambord (black raspberry liqueur). 15 lbs frozen raspberries covered with 7.5 lb of cane sugar for 2 days while thawing before adding 2.5 Imperial gallons of water plus pectic enzyme and...

picked about 75 lbs Marechal Foch yesterday and finished culling out moldy berries this morning. Destemmed and crushed this morning just before it rained. Then pressed and sieved at SG 1.076 to make a rose after chaptalizing with cane sugar to SG 1.085 and seeding with Regent 71B yeast starter...

retaste (I have 4 left after this): Petite Pinnacle 2021, 2023 Here are my comments on this blend: Appearance - inky purple Smell - good rich nose - black licorice, prunes, cocoa, plums, cigar box, tar Tannin - good Acid - good Flavour - intense, rich. the Cab improves the Petite Sirah by...

Cyser 2023 retaste: Appearance - clear yellow gold, very slightly petillant Smell - honey smell is dominant, complex interesting nose: Tannin - good from the russet apples Acid - good Flavour - intense cyser. very pleasant. I've made this year's cyser from homegrown Cox apples (for the...

fresh corn rules. I adore fresh corn along with the racoons who visit my garden. Got a really good fresh corn pick this year and will use my frozen peaches and cream corn next week to make vegan chili from peaches and cream corn-home grown butternut squash-organic black beans-frozen...

Cyser Kir 2023 This is about 90% Russet Cyser 2023 with 10% Creme de Cassis (French black currant liqueur) Appearance - clear rose Smell - really good smell, very interesting. The Cassis improves it a lot. Tannin - good Acid - good Flavour - this is a really good way to drink a cyser. I'd...

Framboise 2024 15 lbs organic frozen raspberries including Meeker and Lamberhurst 6 lbs cane sugar 3 US gallons of water raised SG to 1.085 with cane sugar after the raspberries thawed and the after the water as added. 71B yeast pressed at SG 1.000 to remove seeds added 2 750 mL bottles of...

what yeast did you use? Did you use nutrient. If yes which one?

wipe the sides above the ferment with a sponge soaked in a bit of bleach, or soak hydrogen peroxide into a sponge and wipe with that

retaste of Russet 2023: Appearance -clear, deep yellow Smell - really fragrant rich Russet apple nose. Tannin - good. Acid - good Flavour - very tasty apple wine, It has a slightly sweet long aftertaste but the acid balances the slight sweetness. I wish I had more but I don't. This is...

retaste: Pacific Chardonnay 2021-2022 This is Brehm frozen California 2021 Chardonnay juice in a pail and cut with russet cyser about 85/15. The Chardonnay was a bit tangy and buttered popcorn like without any Sonoma or Carneros like fruit cocktail smell that I love in really good California...

retaste: Sheridan Chardonnay & Hazelmere Muscat 2023 This is a 50/50 cooler carboy blend with Sheridan Chardonnay fermented with V13 yeast and my homegrown Siegerrebe-Ortega Muscat blend fermented with 71B yeast. My son in law loves my muscats and I gave him a case of mine which he used to...

retaste: Chilean Viognier 2024 Appearance - clear, pale lemon yellow Smell - complex intense nose - kiwi fruit, almonds, honeydew melon, bananas Tannin - good Acid - very slightly high but should allow it to age Flavour - this is better than I expected from the last tasting. Unique and...

retaste: Australian Orange Muscat 2024 from fresh juice SG 1.083 with D47 yeast Appearance - clear, pale lemon yellow from cooler carboy Smell - very fragrant lingering nose of oranges, papaya, lemon + orange zest Tannin - good Acid - good maybe very slightly high but should allow this wine...

add vitamin B nutrient to your RC212

Primo 2023 This my wife's premium red Dineen Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 (~40%), Dineen Petit Verdot 2023 (~40%), Mettler Petite Sirah 2021 (~20%) blend from a split from my cooler, all grapes hand destemmed and uncrushed with RC212 yeast and nutrient containing B vitamins . My wife likes low...

retaste blended 50/50 with 2023 Marechal Foch Appearance - inky purple Nose - good, complex, fragrant, hard to describe Tannin - good Acid - good Flavour - good tasty house red. Not fantastic but certainly decent.

retaste of a 50/50 Regent/Marechal Foch blend all home grown, hand-destemmed and un-crushed : Appearance - inky purple Smell - good clean nose - cocoa, 5 spice, licorice, roast duck, cherries Tannin - good Acid - good (lowest I've ever had on these grapes) Flavour - this is good, not very...

Crushed and pressed homegrown Regent to make a Rose. Chaptalized to SG 1.085 from SG 1.073. Will ferment with 71B yeast. Pressed my Black Iris Port at SG 1.000 through the Regent skins in my bladder press and then raised the SG to 1.030 with cane sugar (fermenting on EC-1118) Pressed my...

Carol's Red 2020-2021 This is my wife's house red from Amador Cabernet, Dineen Cab Sauv-Cab Franc, Petite Syrah and homegrown Regent grapes all hand destemmed and uncrushed. Appearance - clear inky purple Smell - good, complex, hard to describe Tannin - good Acid - good Flavour - this is...