Cabernet and Merlot Fresh Grapes from Deming, NM

[ibglowin]

So with a new wine made from local fresh grapes from the "Land of Enchantment" I decided to create a spin off winery from the "Chateau" wines made from kits. This will make it easier down the road to identify kit wines from fresh grape wines in the winery/cellar.

Ladies and Gents I am proud to present to you for the first time here or anywhere else for that matter......

San Acacia Cellars

 

[robie]

Very nice!

Soon you will be referring to your "conglomerate"

 

[ibglowin]

Bwahahahahahahahahaha......

 

[Runningwolf]

Cool but no robots? Are you going to continue to use the same label and just change the name to protect the image?

 

[Wade E]

Very nice. Man those are some huge clusters in that pic!

 

[AlFulchino]

 

[ibglowin]

Can't seem to get robots and wine to go together all that well on a label!

The Geek crowd would love it I'm sure.

Might change out the pic from year to year to easily define the year at a glance.

Cool but no robots? Are you going to continue to use the same label and just change the name to protect the image?

 

[rrawhide]

lookin' good Mike, lookin' good!!!


you now are obsessed like the rest of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


rick

 

[ibglowin]

Yea, this passed into obsession a lot of dollars ago.....

 

[fivebk]

Looking good Mike!!!!!

BOB

 

[Scott B]

Looks Great

 

[ibglowin]

Woo Hooo!

The new barrel has been "properly" labeled!

 

[Runningwolf]

Awesome, it looks great!

 

[rrawhide]

where are you getting your stencils from?

 

[ibglowin]

A place called Yankee Stencil

 

[AlFulchino]

just beautiful...that is a Vadai, yes?

 

[grapeman]

Is that Norm Abrams? New Yankee Pencil?

 

[ibglowin]

Yep!

just beautiful...that is a Vadai, yes?

 

[AlFulchino]

please let me know what you put in it each time and for how long each time

 

[ibglowin]

The suggested break in for a small barrel (5 or 6 gallon) is

2 Weeks - 1st batch
4 Weeks - 2nd batch
8 Weeks - 3rd batch
16 Weeks - 4th batch
32 Weeks - 5th batch

I think after the 5th batch it should be neutral.


My plan is:

Fresh grape Merlot - 2 Weeks (completed)

Fresh grape Cabernet Sauvignon - 4 Weeks (in progress)

CC Showcase Rosso Fortisimo - 8 weeks

MM AJ Petite Sirah - 16 weeks

CC Showcase Red Mountain Cab - 32 weeks

Double batch La Bodega Port - 1 year