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retaste of Pacific Black Iris Appearance - inky purple Nose - good wild cherry dominant Tannin - good Acid- good Flavour - good, rich dark dry fruit wine which will age. Has a bottle of Bols cherry liqueur in it which is noticeable and gives it a really nice finish. This is balanced and...

mine looks identical

Cyser 2023 Homegrown organic apples ground, pressed and chaptalized with unpasteurized blueberry blossom honey. Here are my comments: Appearance - clear yellow gold Smell - honey smell is dominant, complex good nose Tannin - slightly high but ok i.e. russet skin and honey tannin.. This...

retaste: needs acid. Citric should work. Otherwise it is very good.

leave them alone its only the 3rd week of July. Watch them. Open one up and look at the seed colour. If the seeds are white they are under-ripe. If they go brown and taste good i.e. not too acidic with a good smell they may be ready to pick. Try to get the brix up to about 21-22%. 18 is...

to stop mlf chill it and sulphite it

retaste (I have 3 left after this just opened bottle) Here are my comments: Appearance: lemon yellow, colour is perfect (i.e. no oxidation at any stage of processing) Smell - beautiful nose from ripe grapes, very fragrant delicate muscat both grapes in this blend descended from...

Powdery Mildew spray - best one I've seen and I'll explain why in a minute: ~2/3 cup of powdered sulphur e.g. Kumulus S ~2/3 cup of potassium bicarbonate ~ 1 cup of insecticidal soap (e.g. anything containing the potassium salts of fatty acids - e.g. Later's Trounce) 2 gallons of water. 1...

Powdery Mildew spray - best one I've seen and I'll explain why in a minute: ~2/3 cup of powdred sulphur e.g. Kumulus S ~2/3 cup of potassium bicarbonate ~ 1 cup of insecticidal soap (e.g. anything containing the potassium salts of fatty acids - e.g. Later's Trounce) 2 gallons of water. 1...

2,4-D eg "Killex" can give leaves ragged edges

yes its a thing https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/managing-powdery-mildew-in-the-winery.pdf

retaste Pacific Chardonnay 2021-2022 This 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...

powdery mildew if the canes have black splotches. Soak your vineyard with powdered sulphur and potassium bicarbonate in a spray...

retaste of syrah moraine: appearance - purple, slight fizz smell - okay, no "burnt rubber" tannin - good acid - good flavour - not great, but not bad i.e. drinkable. Has tannin in the aftertaste. Fairly intense. Next I'' add some Moraine 2023 to it to if that improves it by dropping the...

next time you spray for powdery mildew add potassium bicarbonate to your spray. Powdery mildew attacks dry grapes. Once they get juicy the mildew may coat the skins but they won't crack. I have no idea why. "cracked skins" is common for powdery mildew. This may or may not be powdery mildew e.g...

fermenting on the skins will probably give you dreck. If you press them and then treat the fermenting juice with bentonite you may get something okay i.e. keep the mildew bitterness out of the wine

yes the cupping and ragged leaf edges indicate herbicide drift. Ask your neighbours if they use weed killer in a sprayer.

summer pruning grape wines. I have 66 left with 22 to a row. After that I need to hack the weeds and then inspect for any powdery mildew. So far the vines look healthy. I've been spraying with Kumulus S and potassium bicarbonate to control mildew. After that I'll leaf thin around grape clusters...

retaste of my wife's go to premium red wine: Appearance - purple Smell - good, very complex, fruity, lingering, hard to describe but I'll try - cocoa, cherries, after that I'm lost Tannin - really good (all grapes fermented uncrushed and hand destemmed) Acid - perfect (my wife is very...