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I like to bulk age my reds for a year in the carboy. I made a Sangiovese juice bucket in the fall of 2014. No tweaks or anything other than normal procedures. Well work and life got in the way and kind of forgot about it. I checked the SO-2 and the PH this past March and when I went to make my...

You could do what I did years ago. I have 2 decks, one that has a roof over it, the other one in the sun. I love sitting under the covered deck when it rains. It's so relaxing and the stress from work just takes a back burner. Also I grill under the covered deck on Christmas Eve. I have a fan...

@vernsgal, Today I have to cap and label these. I thought I did good bottling my Pinot Noir and Merlot from the fall of 2014. I don't do caps or labels unless I gift them. Bakervinyard

@mnwc2004, I add 2 pounds of table sugar and about 1/3 of the F-Pac. This kit started out as my summer house white wine. Now I make it year round and whenever I go anywhere I have to bring some to the party. Bakervinyard

All I can say is "Wow." @sour grapes, That's what my wife said when she tasted the Stags Leap Merlot the first time. Its her favorite wine that I make. Can't tell her I have one bulk aging right now, she'll take a straw and drink it from the carboy. Lol, Bakervinyard

I would use Smith and Son pinot. A decent wine for about 14.00. I made this kit about a year or so ago. Letting it age some more in the bottle. no tweaks. I need to open a bottle to "evaluate' it. LOL, bakervinyard

What club is it when you don't pay attention, over fill your bottle, try and cork it, and the bottle shatters ? Bakervinyard

Eclipse Stags Leap Merlot. 18 months. Started August, 2014. Jim, That's my wife's favorite wine that I make. Only problem is that once I bottle the kit it doesn't last 18 months. Bakervinyard

Picture says it all. Varis, How old is that kit and have you tasted it ? I just bottled mine at a year old. Bakervinyard

If I can finish today it will be exactly 2 weeks from start to finish of the project. Hey Doug you're making me look bad. I've been restoring the outside of my house for 7 years. I still have 2/3 of one side to shingle. Lol, Bakervinyard

pulled up 2 rooms of rug in our summer house. Wifey wanted laminate floors in stead of rugs, ok. I take a day off of work drive 1 1/2 hours to the Cape, buy the laminate lug it up to the second floor. Wife changes her mind, again. Bring the flooring back to the store. Still don't have anything...

Putting finishing touch's on my 170 bottle wine rack. I have 30 gallons of various wines that need to be bottled and nowhere to store them. I promised the wife, it's the last rack I'll build, (yeah like that's going to happen). LOL. Almost forgot just zipped my suitcase going to Costa Rica...

Scurry64, I don't think you need to top up when it's in secondary. you will need the room for the chapatization. Also the co2 will protect the wine. Bakervinyard

Ordered mine on Sunday, expect delivery on Thursday. Tired of lifting carboys. Can't wait ! Bakervinyard

Jim, Thanks for taking the hit for us up in Boston. We're expecting a heavy coating of a dusting. Only problem is I need to drive to the Cape on Monday to get a couple rooms measured for rugs. Expecting 6-10 inches there. Can't win all the time. Bakervinyard

I was at my LHBS before the holidays and he had a 27gal barrel priced at $240.00. I thought it was a little on the low price side. I was back there today and then I noticed it was a chestnut barrel. Has anyone heard of a chestnut barrel. The owner said it wasn't toasted. Anyone ever work with a...

Pargettken, welcome to the forum. Are you going to forify the port ? What ABV did you finish at ? I added 2 bottles of brandy to mine. Its 3 years old now. It gets better every day. Bakervinyard

My last glass of wine yesterday was a Tangley Oaks pinot noir at a jazz club I went to with the wifey. We went to the early show was home by 10:15 in bed by 10:45. Bakervinyard

Wifey, I mean Santa brought me a bottle of Mark West Black Pinot Noir. Opened it just now. At 11.99 I get one to bring to my sister's house tomorrow night. My brother-in-law is a wine snob. I'll let you know how it goes over. he turns his nose up at most of my homemade wines. LOL, Bakervinyard

My son is home from grad school for the holiday, my daughter and her husband along with my grandson are also coming over tonight. My son is 26 and my daughter is 30 and they still decorate their own gingerbread houses. we started this when I owned my bakery 16 years ago. we would decorate the...