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Petite Sirah Foch 2021, 2023 This is Lodi Mettler Vineyard 2021 Petite Sirah RC212 fermented almost raisined but not quite, in really nice condition Amarone style blended with my 2023 homegrown Marechal Foch homegrown and fermented with RC212/71B yeast combo, both wines American oaked with...

glycerin is fine as a sorbate substitute but glycerin won't stop bottle fermentation. If not too intense bottle fermentation mostly on white wines can be interesting i.e. Hobo Fizz Bomb Champagne. We actually covet fizz bombs! I've had a few some of which were really good el cheapo champagnes

IF the SG is at or below 0.996 you can leave out sorbate. If it is above 0.996 you need sorbate.

retaste: Appearance - inky purple Smell - good complex nose - hard to describe on a wine just removed from a cooler but I will try - cocoa, plums, blackberries, cherries, oak Tannin - very good Acid - good Flavour - this is really good and has the potential to be excellent. The finish is...

make sure to pit them

how much sulphite did you add and what is the wine volume?

you don't need bentonite in a red since tannin does the same job wrt clearing protein haze unless you are doing grape reds in which case add pectic enzyme. You don't need pectic enzyme for red wines made from grapes.

read the posts on clearing hazy viognier with bentonite. The same recipe should work here.

all are good 6-9-12. Aging longer gives the wine bouquet a chance to really develop. This really matters if you want to blend.

smell it

the plums have less sugar than your must. That is why SG drops.

I retasted 2/3 Moraine with 1/3 Black Iris. Here are my comments: Appearance - inky purple Smell - good complex interesting hard to describe smell Tannin -good Acid - good Flavour - I find it slightly sweet from the Black Iris. The flavour is good. If the black iris was less sweet this...

listen to Greg!

https://www.traubenshow.de/images/stories/CCCC_2010/9_Girts_Mikelsons_Latvia/Presentation/Grapes_in_Latvia%20for%20Heppenheim%202010.pdf

retaste while bottling 15 of 30. Appearance - deep purple Smell - prunes (from Petite Sirah), cocoa, marzipan (strong), blackberries, black currants, black cherries Tannin - very good Acid - very good, not flat from the Petite Sirah Flavour - this is delicious and a perfect way to use up a...

no that is ok. It will keep clearing. Leave it alone until it is super clear before you rack it and sulphite it. Assume up to a month in your containers to really clear.

boil some water pour the hot water into a blender say 2 cups add 2 level tbsp powdered bentonite to the hot water with the blender turned on blend the hot bentonite for 1 to 2 minutes. If it is too thick (hard to blend) add a bit more hot water Pour the bentonite slurry into your viognier in...

should be fine

what is the SG on your Foch? I try to pick at 1.098 or even 1.100. Never less than 1.092.

retaste after tasing Foch and Regent on their own: Moraine 2023 This is homegrown hand destemmed and uncrushed 50/50 blend of organic Marechal Foch and Regent, grown in glacial moraine soil 3 degree southeast slope fermented with RC21/71B yeast blend vitamin B containing nutrient. Vines are...