Bottled my first ever made wine this week!

[sjjan]

Hi, I just bottled my first bottle of wine ever in my life this week. I must tell you all. I could not sleep of excitement the night leading up to our bottling day. The first wine is a rosé wine made from a hybrid grape variety called Regent.

Let me share some pictures. We used the Enolmatic bottling machine and a screw cap machine to put the screw caps on top of the bottles. I finally feel like I am a winemaker now.




And a bottling line video

 

[Dkrmwiz]

Cool!

 

[Rice_Guy]

an interesting screw cap machine, I have not seen a single shot like that

 

[wrongway]

Thats really awesome. Last summer the sand plums finally gave me a bumper crop.
I think its the best wine that ive made so far. Cant wait for this season.

 

[NorCal]

Very cool. Great color on the rose. How did it turn out?

 

[opus345]

Awesome. Now get some labels on those naked bottles.

 

[sjjan]

Awesome. Now get some labels on those naked bottles.

We just did!

 

[sjjan]

Very cool. Great color on the rose. How did it turn out?

This wine turned out great. I actually fell in love with it. From the 3 different wines we made, this one definitely turned out best.

 

[sjjan]

 

[opus345]

Fantastic!

 

[NorCal]

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Nicely done, you’ve got quite the skill set. Do you see making wine from any French grape varieties?

 

[sjjan]

Nicely done, you’ve got quite the skill set. Do you see making wine from any French grape varieties?

We are up north in Europe. I am planning to buy grapes coming from Southern Europe this fall to make wine out of it. Last fall, I was too late to be able to order them. Getting good quality grapes (we have no vineyard ourselves) is a challenge over here on mainland Europe.

 

[mbrssmd]

Congrats. With my first harvest last fall, I've got my own first bottling in a few months (rosé, from Barbera) and I confess I'm already crazy nervous about it. Good to see your success. You've got a slick set-up, and the finished product looks terrific.