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Yeah, good luck winemaker! I entered our blueberry into the US National Competition.

That is part of it. You gotta taste test it right? :h

To me, the gov't is NOT who innovates. I mean, there have been innovations by the gov't (thinking NASA/military), but it's more important that the gov't create a stable place for business to flock to. Innovation will be where taxes are low/reasonable, regulations are reasonable and workers are...

No, what Joe seems to be talking about is concentrating juice to make a stronger tasting wine. The other thing is to concentrate alcohol, which is illegal.

IMO, ford. Hands down. I have grown up loving the Vette (still do), but Ford is becoming not only more reliable as a brand, but doing a more effective job as a whole picture. There are good cars from pretty much all car companies. I think people in general might see the car manufactures...

Ford didn't take the money. Props to them. In fact, I think they are doing the best with their cars over the other two without taking any money.

We use sulfites in the winery and have tried a few different things when we did home wine making. Best method, IMO, to keep things clean. 1) Clean all instruments, brushes, wands, tubing, etc. that has any build up or stain with dawn. Good ole elbow grease and the right cleaning tools are...

If it is clear and there isn't a lot of sediment, like less than 1/10 on the bottom, you should be fine. Many of us bulk age wine and there usually is a little sediment, but that shouldn't hurt anything.

A wine terrorist? oh no! j/k lol. Wine is good for you. The acidity may not be good for your teeth, but it won't hurt them in small amounts (IDK, 4-8 glasses weekly at 2 or less per occasion?). It is not only the antioxidants, but alcohol in general will thin the blood, which lowers blood...

Hello all. I'm about to bottle a new batch for our winery. Jalapeno (actual 24% jalapeno and 76% raisin to be legal) Wine. Should be available in a week or two. I will say, it's hot. It is a limited quantity, so there will not be free tastings for it. If you are interested, visit Endless...

The water is considered somewhat hazardous. You have to have an advanced septic system or be connected to city waste. We have found out that the first health dept guy approved a holding tank, but then he quit and the next person was "in training" with a state environmentalist guy whom said a...

yep. You can wait till much lower than 1.020 (such as 1.005), but you want to avoid the point where fermentation slows and leaves the wine to open air.

I agree here. The black currant is good.

Well, looks like wineries are not allowed. :(

Thanks! I am going to enter at least one wine, I think.

I have bottled over 7,000 bottles in a few months by hand using a Italian floor corker. I wouldn't try modifying it with anything as already mentioned, it's dangerous. I work nights at a machine shop and still would rather just pull the lever myself. :p Although, I could see the older crowd...

Depends on how high prices are for everything, but I would think 8000+ bottles a year is about the minimum for a profit. It also depends alot on price per bottle. I'm quoting a $12-14 dollar a bottle average, so about $90,000+ per year in sales.

Above 14% is considered fortified wine, even if its just the yeast that goes that high. If you add a shot or two of bourbon and a shot or two of natural maple syrup, our pecan wine becomes something like 14-16% abv and is great like that. We cannot do this on our property because of our...

Endless Summer Winery - Pecan $16 and Blueberry $12. I may be biased. :p

For those getting into trying a vineyard. Here is are some resources on costs and production: http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/wsfeb01/bp.pdf http://oardc.osu.edu/grapeweb/OGEN/07262006/CropEstimation06.pdf http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2370.pdf