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We are also in Western Nevada near Reno. We have 40 Merlot vines we planted 4 years ago and are in MLF of our first harvest. So far, so good! Good luck!!

Should I add 20mg of the Acti-ML since I am doing it all in 100ml of distilled water?

Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your help!

Perfect!! Thank you for your help!

Hello brilliant winemaker, I hope you can help me. Our primary fermentation has just completed and we pressed and racked our merlot grapes. We ended up with a little more than 8 gallons of fermented wine with a pH of 3.35 and specific gravity of 0.992. Our initial sp. gr. was 1.098. I have 2...

Good luck and have fun! Enjoy the process!

Eeek! We have almost made it to our first harvest of our tiny vineyard of 40 Merlot plants. The average brix is about 19. Yesterday we had rain and heavy wind all day. Today I went out to spray with Neem oil and I noticed about 10-15 split grapes on the ground and 3 huge, green, grasshopper...

Those are gorgeous!

Beautiful! Thanks for the info!

Snafflebit, where are you located? What elevation are you? I am also close to Tahoe on the Nevada side, south of Reno near Mt. Rose. I have Merlot grapes and am freaked out about your veraison of the Zin grapes. Do you have a problem with birds? Do you use netting? This is the first year we...

It’s isn’t obviously bubbling in the airlock but I do see tiny bubbles rising to the tip and there is about 1/2 of bubbles on the surface of the wine. Is this ok? It’s been about 48 hours.

MoreWine.com We visited their store in Concord, CA and bought most of our supplies to get started. I am following their red wine recipe for my first attempt at winemaking.

Thanks for the marble advice. I just place an order for glass marbles from a home winemaking supply store.

I’m impressed you know what Ventisei means!! My husband is Italian and both of our kids were born on the 26th. Our puppy is Leocino and he is a giant labradoodle.

Haha, believe me, we tried to move that damn rock!

My husband and I love wine and appreciate the artistry. We lived in the Bay Area for years and frequently spent time in wineries in the area. We always dreamed of planting a vineyard but never had the space. We moved to South Reno, Nevada and bought a house with the perfect area for planting a...

Oh thank God!! Thank you so much!

Hello, I am brand new to winemaking. I bought 5 gallons of frozen Cabernet Saugivnon from Livermore. I followed the MOREWINE instructions and after finishing primary fermentation my final sp. gr was 0.992. I pressed my grapes and let them sit for about 36 hours. I then racked into a new 3...