2020 Chilean Grape Plans

[porkchopmessiah]

I've also received their email. Fingers crossed.

Do you know if that place in Elizabeth is getting grapes from south America?

 

[porkchopmessiah]

Anyone have any experience with Chilean Syrah or Malbec (or a blend)? I’ve been wanting to make a Syrah so if the Carménère can be challenging maybe this is the time to do so.

My first wine from juice buckets was syrah and sangiovese... I blended 66% 33% both ways....the 66 syrah 33 sangiovese was really good and I'll be doing it with grapes when available

 

[Ajmassa]

Do you know if that place in Elizabeth is getting grapes from south America?

Pretty sure that joint only sells the Regina juice in the fall. And no grapes. The only other places selling Regina juice around here are Procacci Bros in Philly and another place in NY state. Assuming they’re supplied from one of them and neither of which sell spring harvest.

 

[Ajmassa]

2020 Spring plan:

22 half lugs Malbec
4 half lugs Petite Verdot
Bucket of Cab Franc
Bucket of Cab Sauv

Pressing off 7-8 gallons right away for a Malbec Rosè. And looking for at least 20gal of Malbec single varietal.

Freezing:
Cab Franc bucket
Cab Sauv bucket
PV lugs (hope my freezer can fit it all!)

After Malbec pressed
Malbec skins - PV lug - franc bucket
Malbec skins - PV lug - cab sauv bucket
*combining later likely

Targets:
20gal+ Malbec
6gal+ Malbec rosè
16gal+ franc/sauv/PV

I feel good about this. (Not calculating price. I cover just my ears and hand her my card at pickup)

 

[mainshipfred]

2020 Spring plan:

22 half lugs Malbec
4 half lugs Petite Verdot
Bucket of Cab Franc
Bucket of Cab Sauv

Pressing off 7-8 gallons right away for a Malbec Rosè. And looking for at least 20gal of Malbec single varietal.

Freezing:
Cab Franc bucket
Cab Sauv bucket
PV lugs (hope my freezer can fit it all!)

After Malbec pressed
Malbec skins - PV lug - franc bucket
Malbec skins - PV lug - cab sauv bucket
*combining later likely

Targets:
20gal+ Malbec
6gal+ Malbec rosè
16gal+ franc/sauv/PV

I feel good about this. (Not calculating price. I cover just my ears and hand her my card at pickup)

That's a big spring order. How close are you to Gino Pinto since my grapes will probably be coming in before yours.

 

[Boatboy24]

2020 Spring plan:

22 half lugs Malbec
4 half lugs Petite Verdot
Bucket of Cab Franc
Bucket of Cab Sauv

Pressing off 7-8 gallons right away for a Malbec Rosè. And looking for at least 20gal of Malbec single varietal.

Freezing:
Cab Franc bucket
Cab Sauv bucket
PV lugs (hope my freezer can fit it all!)

After Malbec pressed
Malbec skins - PV lug - franc bucket
Malbec skins - PV lug - cab sauv bucket
*combining later likely

Targets:
20gal+ Malbec
6gal+ Malbec rosè
16gal+ franc/sauv/PV

I feel good about this. (Not calculating price. I cover just my ears and hand her my card at pickup)

Why are you freezing?

 

[Saxton Cellars]

I plan on trying a 50% Cab and %0% Carmenere in May. I want to try something different. Las year I made 100% Malbec and was very happy with it.

 

[Ajmassa]

That's a big spring order. How close are you to Gino Pinto since my grapes will probably be coming in before yours.

Close enough to come meet up!
(Less than an hour away)

Why are you freezing?

I’ll be picking all up at the same time likely. Freezing so I can wait till the main Malbec batch is pressed to use the active skins in with the juice/PV batches.

I did this in ‘18 with 300lbs worth of skins into one juice bucket. It was damn near sludge! But ended up with a very delicious wine.

 

[Bubba1]

Do you know if that place in Elizabeth is getting grapes from south America?

If you mean Europa Pombalanse they never had chillian grapes in the past and Corados is a hit and miss ( mostly miss ) I just order and take a ride to Gino Pinto and not stress over it.

 

[Mario Dinis]

Pretty sure that joint only sells the Regina juice in the fall. And no grapes. The only other places selling Regina juice around here are Procacci Bros in Philly and another place in NY state. Assuming they’re supplied from one of them and neither of which sell spring harvest.

They do sell grapes

 

[Mario Dinis]

I just ordered some malbec juice from Gino Pinto's. Good price.

 

[Bubba1]

I have 20 half lugs of malbec on order from Gino Pinto and will probably get to juice pails of some white I haven't decided what kind yet they told me the chilean will be in first week of May.

 

[Bubba1]

I did this in ‘18 with 300lbs worth of skins into one juice bucket. It was damn near sludge! But ended up with a very delicious wine.

Sounds like a great idea now you got me thinking.

 

[Mario Dinis]

Do you know if that place in Elizabeth is getting grapes from south America?

They do sell grapes, but I don't know about Chilean ones.

 

[Jal5]

Chilean juice bucket cab sauv. I would like to add some skins but not sure about that yet.

 

[jsbeckton]

Just heard from CFP winemakers that As of now the Chilean grapes are still supposed to arrive on schedule in mid-May. Hope this holds true!

 

[mainshipfred]

South African are due mid this month.

 

[montanarick]

anyone aware of anybody that will ship juice pails?

 

[bstnh1]

anyone aware of anybody that will ship juice pails?

Musto Wine Grape Co. in CT will ship volume orders via freight and will ship individual pails of frozen juice. Frozen Must and Juice

 

[montanarick]

Musto Wine Grape Co. in CT will ship volume orders via freight and will ship individual pails of frozen juice. Frozen Must and Juice

well i went to their site and yes they will ship but the cost of shipping is astronomical - more than the price of the juice pail at least to Montana