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I’ve been using the tool called labinator. Works fairly decent curvicture fits most bottles Gabe

Thank you AJ for the advice.

Thanks for the info, my plan is to try some in a 3 gallon carboy. The rest of my wines will be done with French oak chips. Gabe

I would not oak the whites. For the Concord I would try a French medium oak and sample it every few days because it doesn’t take long to impart the flavors

Racking my 8 Italian juice buckets from primary fermentation and than adding the malolactic culture to it. Will add the oak when Malo is complete. I was wondering if anyone ever experimented by adding oak from a rum barrel and what flavor came out.

Do yourself and your back a favor. To transfer your wine from garage to cellar look into purchasing the allinonewinepump.com. It will even transfer from cellar to garage if need be.

Joe/pumkinman: you both need to chill & have a glass of Amarone. Obviously you’ve both made great amarones. However you’ve come across like,(“it’s my way or the highway”).My hats off to both of you because this is the drink of Royalty. I’ve been making my own since my first complementary bottle...

Since you say they are black walnuts you could make an appertife called NOCINO. Slightly bitter but known to be a digestive. Easy to find recepie on the web & rather simple to make. Gabe

I’ve not had much luck in fermentation of the whites. The process used in Italian vineyards I visited is opposite of the reds. They start the fermentation colder and then gradually increase the heat. The house whites I drank while there is verdiccho & vermintino.

Roy, I’m sure there are others.

Roy here is one supplier I came across for the Italian juice: http://www.maltosecart.com/fresh-grape-juice/

I’ve always used a lavlin, for big reds, One that will survive higher alcohol

Roy, I get my 6 gallon buckets from our local supply house in Bethlehem, pa. Keystonehomebrew.com. The best is from producer Mosta Bella. Look on line if you do not have an outlet for it. I know I’ve seen it there, not sure what website. I remember one of them would ship it free if you purchase...

Do yourself a favor and buy the AIO pump. You won’t be sorry. Wine making got so much easier now in my wine cellar.

My favorite Red wines are: Amarone Nebbiolo Sangiovese Brunello My juice comes from Italy, never had any problems with the juice from there. I rack,degas and bottle using the AIO pump