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They are a definite improvement. That 'kit taste' has gone and overall the balance and taste of the finished wine is right up there. I tend to buy CabSav, Merlot and Malbec kits then blend.

He’s certainly on point

We may need to keep abreast of this recent finding on Erythritol. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/27/health/zero-calorie-sweetener-heart-attack-stroke-wellness/index.html

That is one hell of a hoot ! I worry about your viewing tastes … haha

so long as the dirt is weed and prickle free. You don’t want anything odd popping up through your patch of lawn

haha … are they still popular these days ? It was a total oversell and false proposition back in the 80's. I remember sloshing around, as I attempted to dig in my elbows ( without success) In expectation of an automatic orgasmic experience. Oh dear …

It didn’t take long ….

Absolutely - this is exactly what I thought when I stumbled over this patent ….

We get 429 ml in the southern hemisphere cans. Being upside down all day helps.

Yes it does.

Absolutey … well said old chap … we share your journey … and BTW - Merry Christmas to all you guys and girls whom I have never met but who's 'handles' I recognise. This has been an interesting year . A year that potentially would have been depressing if we did not have such a supportive and...

this is my 'go to site' for most recipe ideas. They have an excellent selection of venison recipes … https://silverfernfarms.com/nz/en/recipes-and-tips?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4uCcBhDdARIsAH5jyUkcwVS9vHpBiXrkT-OD_vPcep8SbtyNwNwkb6nID4tXrIRhQukZ57MaAssgEALw_wcB

Greetings - there are a few Southern Hemisphere folk drifting around WMT. I’m across the Tasman Sea in NZ. I have great memories of the Barossa Valley. Had my honeymoon there in November / December of 1988. I keep telling my bride we need to get back to that lovely area of South Australia.

please just relax and let your wine take its own journey. For me (apart from primary which I undertake in open buckets under a towel), I would stir twice a day with a hand stirrer for ten to fifteen days. following primary there is absolutely no degassing as you would understand it - other...

Haha -despite what they tell you it really does hurt doesn’t it ! I nearly jumped off the table when they did mine. best of luck with recovery. I was good but I have mates who got infections following the op.

I just remembered that some years ago I added Citra hops after initial fermentation ( much like dry hopping a beer ) . The hop I used added a distinctive fruit salad / citrus aroma and slight tang just like an APA. Everyone enjoyed the balanced taste and aroma - everyone except domestic...

I have done a few variations on pear wine. In the early years I added a number of other fruits and the occasional herb/ spice to the primary such as cardamom. Two years ago I got bored and back blendEd my finished pear with a Sangiovese that I had made some years earlier. This resultant Rose'...