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Oct. 2017 It was my first kit and restarted my wine making hobby. I had started over 30 yrs prior then life got in the way! Joe

I think mine was Selection

My kit was very much like Ceeaton said minus the grape skins. I used the yeast in the kit IIRC. not a real early drinker. At 8-9 mos it wasn’t bad and at 12 it was pretty darn good. I think I have a bottle or two left.

Good advice from scooter I think. Blitzburg if you live near Pgh there are several places in town to get those supplies. Joe

Don’t rule out looking fir a used floor corker. I got the Portuguese one at a very reasonable price in good condition last year. Joe

I like the experimental nature of fruit wines. That kumquat gave me nothing but trouble with the yeast starting.

Ohio beauty!

Caught this one just right

Got it. Thankyou. Will let you know how it goes. Our club hosts a fundraiser the Festa del Vino which focuses on different regions of Italy and the respective wines. The competition will be an added attraction that night. Takes place in November so we have some time to plan this. Joe

I was thinking the same thing scooter. I have a full 5 g carboy plus two bottles now so I can do bench testing with one of the bottles. It’s not a bad taste dry just cannot quite describe it. I may experiment with some pear extract if I can find it. I also have 3 g of white kumquat wine...

Just about two weeks later and with KC added this cleared up amazingly well. Crystal clear in the wine glass. Tastes like a dry white wine hard to compare it to anything. A mild pear taste. Next step will be bulk aging maybe 8-9 months. Should be a nice summer 2020 wine.

Homewinery concentrates are good for how much finished wine in your experience? Looks like a quart of concentrate? Joe

Thx Norcal. That’s a great job. Could you email me that scoring sheet? Joe

Thanks so much for that help! We don’t know how many people will enter really but my guess is it won’t be a big group at least not this first year. Joe

What about doing a yeast now that will handle more alcohol like EC1118 which is a real workhorse and I think will go to 18% abv Joe

i belong to an Italian American Club and we are considering doing a wine competition among the members. I’ve never even attended one let alone hosted one. Is there any source of “how to” tips you can suggest?? Joe

Degassed 5 g of pear wine today. Added kieselsol/chitosan too and clearing pretty nice. Probably will need more pectic enzyme though. Tastes very delicate the 12% etoh is very mild in it surprisingly.

Rocky That’s a lot going on. Don’t know if I could keep track of everything!

I found the Portuguese used last year at a good price. Great investment makes corking a breeze