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OV... Should be a good game. I hope you can watch it on ESPN+...

Update: Leaving in the morning for Montana football - back Sunday and grabbing grapes… Here’s my trailer loaded with bins.

My winemaking is finally beginning this weekend. I'm working with four vineyards this year for fresh grapes. It's all but certain that grapes from more than one vineyard will be ripe enough to pick on the same day. That's exactly what is happening this year right from the gate. To add to the...

You live in Washington? I hail from Olympia...

The afore mentioned list are single varieties. Here are my blends and the baseline quantities for a 30 gallon tank...

Congratulations!!

Close on #4... Glad you don't have a clean up.

You shouldn't have any difficulty with your EM at that temp. I hope it goes without saying, but make sure you're sealed up under airlock during EM...

More time?

Great explanation and loved reading the article from the LA Times. Very interesting... Personally, I use Nomacorc Reserva, rated for 25 years. Sure they cost a little bit more (0.30 cents each) but I don't have to trifle with keeping track of what needs to be re-corked eventually. As I...

@winemaker81 said on another thread (one I did not want to hijack with my questions): Is there any empirical data to support the advantage of re-corking which would undoubtedly introduce a massive infusion of oxygen vs. leaving your five-year cork alone? Undoubtedly, leaving it as is also...

Depending on the size of the operation, there are many methods of cap management. Check out this article: https://wordonthegrapevine.co.uk/cap-management-winemaking/#:~:text=Pumpover%20near%20the%20beginning%20of,and%20arguably%20more%20elegant%20wine.

Definitely not a corker. And, not something I've ever used for beer or wine making. Although, I have used a peristaltic and a vacuum pump - which this unit seems to have both. Perhaps that's all it is - some type of pump station. I would guess that the 1/4" jack is connected to the "outdoor"...

Congratulations Paul!

Totally agree with @Rice_Guy ... Mourvèdre looks VERY similar to what you have. Check that out...

I would recommend posting pics of the leaves (both sides) and the fruit... We can likely identify from the pics...

Like most people on this forum, I'll be making more wine than I can drink...lol I realized a few weeks ago that I'll be making my 84th wine this fall, a Merlot from Ruby Hill in California. SR 84 runs right next to the vineyard where the grapes will be grown and harvested. I'm making a...

Fred, that is incredibly helpful! That makes a much more sense... Thanks for helping to figure that out!!

I’m so confused with the volumes of my Speidel tanks. On January 6th, I started some Sauvignon Blanc from 7 frozen buckets of 100% juice from Yakima, Washington. Each bucket contains 5.25 gallons of juice. I had 7 buckets, which simple math says is 36.75 gallons. But, let’s just call it 36...

How did your wine turn out? I have a Pinot Noir Rosè that I knew had too much head room. I forgot about it for a couple of months now. I looked inside and floating on top is exactly what you experienced.