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Mlf, with my go to CH16.

A good follow up to this 2021 Petite Sirah blend. I brought 2 bottles of the Petite Sirah to a company dinner last night at a restaurant (fine dining). I asked if the Somm would come over. He was up for tasting my wine. I asked for honest feedback and he gave it to me. He said it lacked the...

The Chardonnay was racked from the barrel and a conservative .75 grams per gallon of bentonite applied. I’ll give it a week or so and then rack.

Search flowers of wine. Try to remove from the surface. Spray a strong SO2 solution on top. Then rack, SO2 and fill to the top of the container.

I‘m doing a bentonite trial On the Chardonnay. Pulled a bottles worth from the barrel and did a .6 grams per gallon bentonite addition. Here are the results in under 24 hrs. I’ll wait a week and taste, but I’m liking what I see.

The tasting was fun and getting together with good people that share the same hobby is always a good time. There was no doubt which wine was the Rombauer based on clarity and depth of flavor. There were some similarities between the homemade wines and the Rombauer, but the gap between the...

The score sheets have been prepared. Any other recommendations? Each of the 6 people tasting will have their own sheet.

3 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay blind tasting coming up on Thursday evening. @4score @Busabill - neutral barrel, French staves med+ toast, Prelude yeast 4 brix, TR313 yeast, Beta MLB daily stirring from the beginning. NorCal - neutral barrel, French spiral, light toast, TR313 yeast, Beta MLB...

Wine making is all about balance. A big red can carry more ABV than say a delicate white. I am usually facing having to water back 26 brix (1.11 sq) /15.9 abv must to achieve the balance needed. A Petite Sirah and handle it, a Grenache, Pinot, Rose, White for the most part cannot (I'm sure...

Wishing you all a healthy, happy New Year and for many successes in your wine making!

3.7-4.0 red wines are the norm for me. At first I would add and add tartaric until I forced the must into pH submission or dump sulfites into the finished wine just to hit the curve on the chart. After talking with other seasoned local home and commercial winemakers on how they approach the...

How much wine will you be making now and the immediate future?

It was our anniversary a few nights ago and the Mrs. didn’t want to go enjoy a meal on the town, so we did takeout. We needed a white wine to go along with the Thai food, so I got her favorite, a Rombauer Chardonnay. The wine cost more than the food, but overall still cheaper than going out...

For 2023, I am going to do repeats of what I have made in the past, that I enjoyed. - 60 gallon barrel of Amador Cabernet Sauvignon, with a splash of Petit Verdot - 60 gallon barrel of Lodi Chardonnay - 15 gallon estate Zin Rose - 15 gallon estate Syrah What are your plans?

I did: - 60 gallon barrel fermented Chardonnay CHECK - 60 gallon barrel Cab Franc / 5% estate Cab Sauv / 3% Petit Verdot CHECK - 60 gallon GSM ('22 Grenache a gift, '22 estate Syrah, '21 Mourvedre) KINDA CHECK - 15 gallon Rose (Zin and saignee of Cab Franc) KINDA CHECK - 5 gallon Petit...

Based on feedback that I've received, extra things floating in the wine was not well received and I would like to avoid if the amount of effort warrants it. I do like the opportunity to educate and the analogy of the store apple.

Thank you all. For every 100 gallons of red, I’ve made 5 gallons of white from grapes. I’ve tended to bottle after 5 months, so I could definitely give it some more time. I haven't used clarifiers and only a few times ran them in a fridge. I’ve only filtered a batch or two. on the plate -...

I'm making a 60 gallon barrel of Chardonnay this year and will result in plenty of wine to give away. My process results up to this point have been good enough for my own consumption, but not good enough to give away to others. I am looking to not have any sense of CO2, clear and no crystals...

It’s been around 5 weeks since the racking and time has been this wine’s friend! It has improved a lot. I cannot say it hit the butter level and depth of flavor I was shooting for, but it has the taste profile that will make it a pleasant, easy drinker. Notes of pineapple and pear come...

I use the same plus safety goggles.