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Just and FYI about the Amarone Kits and Buckets of Juice. These are all "Amarone Style" and come out very very nice. A true amarone juice would be very expensive because it only comes from the Valpolicella region of Italy. REal Amarone is a blend made from the same three varietals that make up...

My standard analogy is that the yeast eat the sugar, and then belch out CO2, pee out alcohol, and poop out the lee's.

I think you should try a couple of lugs. I'm sure you have a couple of buckets from previous batches of Luva Bella Juice. one bucket per lug works out great. Joe

Sounds like time to switch to champagne bottles & closures. How full were the bottles? Maybe the wine expanded from the heat and had nowhere to go except outward. Usually the cork will pop, but not if the capsule prevented that from happening.

I bought 50 grape vines from Double-A Vineyards, but only need about 25. The cost-per-vine was much cheaper buying a total of 50. So, is anyone interested in taking the other 25 vines @ $3 per vine? Their cost for buying 25 vines is $6.75 per vine. I can even divide off some from my bundle...

Your story shows the true passion of wine

Here is the crusher /destemmer stand I built out of stainless steel ...along with an action photo.

I started making wine 7 years ago. Started out with kits and graduated to juice in about a year. My first juice came from a winery in Southwest Ontario Canada called Erie Shores Vineyard. The varietals were Reisling, Vidal and a Baco Noir. The Baco Noir was really great! The following...

I bought some French Oak Chips to use with two of my varietals. Has anyone here ever performed this technique with oak chips? ...I have never done it and need some guidance. How do you sanitize the chips before introducing them to the wine?:confused: How much should I use for a 6 gallon...