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I have made the EP Delu Ranch cab. It's currently about 20 months old. We sampled our thirdsplit about 1 month ago and we were thoroughly impressed. It's our best kit to date. I believe it is very drinkable right now but plan to wait another month or so and open the last of 4 splits for...

Fabulous. Way go go George.

Will French and America oak end up at a comparable flavor profile assuming you taste regularly to account for the extra punch from American oak? The vanilla is what I am primarily curious about. Is French more prone to give the vanilla flavors or are they similar?

OK Jim, I'll bite. Tell us how you know.

I would be curious to hear how often the members here deviate from the yeast supplied with kits. I have never used anything beyondwhat was supplied in the kit. I realize thatthis would invalidate the kit warranty.

I guess the reallesson learned is that wine makers shouldn'tmove. Just too much trouble to cart around kits in waiting like yours or carboys full of bulk aging wine. Wine before job???? Something's wrong with my priorities I think.

Welcome. Glad to have your years of experience on hand.

Welcome from another Texan. What a fun hobby this is. There is some great experience on this forum so ask away.

North Texas. I store minein a downstairs closet in the center of the house. Stays around 78 in summer with minimal fluctuation. I have no choice. Since only that temp range for half the year I am banking on longer than 2 years. Hopfully 3-4 years in which time I fully expect to finish off a...

Mike,I have thisCC Showcase OVZin bottles and when we did a 21 month tasting a couple weeks agoit had changed quite a lot from the 18 month sample.Appears this puppy willneed 2 years.

Dan, absolutely beautiful. Somebody has a green thumb.

Welcome SuperDave. Great looking label. I agree with the others. You just need to wait a bit longer.You'll find that this forum has so manyexperienced winemakers who are willing to help.

Why couldn't it have been $10 wine instead of $185? WOW

Happy Birthday Bob

Jim, yes they do. The last 2 red kits I made in this series both called for 10-12 days.

Welcome. Glad to have you on board. As Dan said, this is a great forum and any question asked will usually get answered quickly. Looks like you are off to a great start with your wines.

If this is a hand pump brake bleeder I wouldn't do it either. I used one just for degassing and believe me your hand will be tired before finished. When mine broke I switched to a vacuum pump.

Some of the real experts will comment soon but I have the same problem you have. No cellar so using an internal closet that isin the upper 60's during the winter and mid to upper 70's in the summer. If I were cellaring wines for 10 years I would be concerned but since most of my wines will be...

Definitely added line of protection. Water has nothing to keep bacteria, etc from growing. Some will use Vodka, especially for cold stabilizing to keep from freezing plus kill the bacteria.

Happy Birthday Waldo!!!