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Final question 🤗 ... I might follow your advice and use commercial yeast so have purchased some Lalvin Qa23. Do I need to do something to kill off the wild yeast first and if so how should I do this please? Thanks

Brilliant. Thanks again for your help

Thank you for the update. Just before I receive my grapes on Friday, would you mind confirming that the juice fermented without any intervention when being pressed immediately, and I assume you transferred straight into demijohn/carboy with an airlock? Many thanks in advance.

Ok great. Will proceed with around 3 hours on the skins for minimal colour. Thanks for your input.

Thank you for your reply. Do you think 3 hours would be enough for the juice to take on the yeast from the skins? Yes i am also making red Sangiovese so will top up with more grapes after running of the rose juice and then hopefully have a full bodied Sangiovese.

Hi There, I plan on making a Sangiovese Rose this year from wild yeast. Would you mind telling me how long you had to leave on skins and did you press or run off please? Thanks

Hi Everyone I plan on making a rose this year from Sangiovese grapes. I have previously made red from wild yeast on the skins, does anyone have any advice/experience on Rose from a wild yeast please?

Hi All, Does anybody have any experience using the Trebbiano grape please? Many thanks in advance.

Thank you everybody for your input. The Montepulciano sounds very nice on its own. I think I will make a large batch of Montepulciano, as well as attempting a blend....Can't wait to get started!!

Thank you all for your kind welcome. My friend made sangiovese (all natural) on his first attempt last year, which turned out to be absolutely delicious, so I thought I would have a go this year. We couldnt get hold of Sangiovese grapes this year, so have our fingers crossed with these grapes...

Hi All, I am new to this club/forum, along with it being my first year of attempted wine making. I'm about to collect 20 boxes of fresh Italian Grapes (Montepulciano & Nero d'Troia). Does anyone have any experiences of blending these two grapes, or even using individually. I want to use a...