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I have a very small room in basement where I've insulated 3 exterior walls and ceiling. This is a walkout basement so a large square foot of wall is exposed above ground. Wine room temps were pushing 78-80 degrees, so I put a 5000 btu ac in. Temps holding steady at around 61-62F even with...

I have several bottles with a wide lip too have not researched much for a solution.

Craig, Thanks for the rotate!

$1.00 oyster night at local restaurant started off with a mix of Cotuit which are from east coast and big cove from left side. I prefer the east aka right. Started them of log with an Albariño Altos de Torona all I can say is fantastic. Next was the rare seared tuna tacos paired with Down by Law...

You do not want to wash grapes, doing so may dilute brix.

I know that for every lug(36lbs) you should see a yield of 2-2.5 gallons of wine, what about the total gallons of must? For every lug what does that relate to in gallons? Thanks

This is Roxy before morning coffee.

Went from having just two carboys 2 yrs ago have grown to 9! This fall will get our 1st barrel.

Lawn work yep it was hot. Finally convinced SWMBO that I need to get an a/c unit in our little and I do mean little wine room. Temps were near 80 in there, room is 5.5'x5.5' right now hovering around 60F Steve

Lightning here big time right now just started coming down Steve

Where? We are jonesing for lobster! Had some while in Cape May last week, awesome. Steve A supermarket chain called Shop-Rite.

Awesome thanks! Steve

What I may do is split a batch one with the addition of enzymes, tannins the other nothing. See how that goes, the wine from last year does not have that deep dark color I'm looking for, but we did not age in barrel either for that dose of micro oxidation. This year a barrel is on the list...

John, Good question! This is only going to be our second year of using grapes I assumed it was standard operating procedure? My thinking was the addition of those additives I listed were essential to extracting the best from the grapes. Steve

It was portrait, will try landscape. Thanks Jim Steve

Ok, that is what I thought going with same. Thanks, Steve

This picture I took with my IPad and posted so not sure why it rotated? Steve

Beautiful night front lawn with dogs and gin n tonic. Steve P.S. How do you rotate these pictures??:ft

I plan on fermenting about 6 lugs of Cab S., 6 lugs of Merlot and 1-2 lugs of P.V. Right now will use BM4X4 and RC-212 preferment would like to add enzyme, tannin and maybe Noblese. Figuring that I should have around 15 gallons of the cab and merlot how much of each additive would be...

Head of a snake? Steve