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  1. tonyt

    Post your labels here

    My latest label creation. More of my daughter's original art. You can't see the black border and black capsule but somehow the black worked well with the light green bottles of Chardonnay.
  2. tonyt

    Post your labels here

    Funny greginND
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    WineXpert WE Selection International amarone

    Yes my favorite efforts have been Amarones. Syrah and Nero D'Avola have done very well also with a bit less waiting.
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    Cellar Craft Showcase Rosso Fortissimo Arrived

    Just a quick update only Rosso fortissimo that I started early July of 2014. This is my third or fourth RF. I have followed the same routine on all of them. I have always added some untoasted American oak dust in primary and also have always added Hungarian cubes in secondary and French stave or...
  5. tonyt

    Sucks!

    My prayers for you and your friends family.
  6. tonyt

    Cellar Craft Showcase Rosso Fortissimo Arrived

    Mike I think you have a good plan. Try to bulk age it six to nine months then hold it in bottle nine to twelve months or more. Its great at two years. Good luck.
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    WineXpert WE Selection International amarone

    We will never duplicate a seven or eight year old $60.00 plus plus plus bottle of Amarone with $5.00 per bottle kits. Not gonna happen. Especially after three months. I carboy age my Amarone nine months in carboy and three months in barrel. Then I hold my Amarones now for eighteen months to...
  8. tonyt

    Primary to Secondary Questions

    Q1 Follow the instructions Q2 Yes Q3 Follow the SG not days Q4 Yes after clearing and add 1/4 tsp K Meta every 90 days of aging.
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    WineXpert Eclipse Italian Barolo - Topping Up

    Make sure you get marbles that do not contain lead. You can get a lead test kit cheap at most drug stores.
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    Other Kit Wine Expectations

    Boatboy24 said it best.
  11. tonyt

    WineXpert Eclipse Napa Valley Stags Leap District Merlot w/ Grape Skins

    Extram. Jumped right in with what should be a great kit.
  12. tonyt

    WineXpert Eclipse Italian Barolo - Topping Up

    Stickymatch, I've been watching this thread and decided I should weigh in now. Barolo is known as the King of Wines so let's treat it as such. hahaha Usually I'm not very picky what I top up with since I do lots of blends anyway. I also repeat many of the same wines year after year so I tend...
  13. tonyt

    What's in your glass tonight?

    Yes the EP PN has tons of berry flavor. I'd say more red berries rather than dark berries.
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    Other Kit Wine Expectations

    Good move Simon
  15. tonyt

    Matresses

    There are only two things you are supposed to do in bed. Neither of them is watch TV.
  16. tonyt

    Matresses

    Yep. I'm guilty AGAIN of seeing from my own perspective.
  17. tonyt

    Matresses

    Why is the second to last item in the chart a good thing? Have I been wrong all these years?
  18. tonyt

    What's in your glass tonight?

    Illy espresso, RumChata and frothed milk. Warm and cozy.
  19. tonyt

    Critique My Equipment List and Kits

    I'm with cpfan and richmke. Glass, floor corker, extra hydrometer, wait on corks. And definitely no spigot. I have the half inch tubing and never use it I only use the 3/8. Kit choice Is good, enjoy the Meza while the Tuscan ages. And welcome to the forum.
  20. tonyt

    "The Interview"

    Where are y'all renting it? I checked Red Box and they don't have it yet.
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