Further Evidence Wine Sales Are Plummeting........

[ibglowin]

And I'm pretty sure @ibglowin 's cellar is overflowing, so we'll have to give him a hand as well.

CT says I am below 800 bottles! LOL

 

[jswordy]

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And Jim says PERIOD!

 

[Boatboy24]

And Jim says PERIOD!

Didn't see an option to delete altogether. I had been looking for a clever "Cannonball Run" image but decided the one I had posted just wasn't quite what I'd hoped for.

 

[jswordy]

On a practical note, there are a bunch of logistics that have to take place for a roadtrip.

1. You have to decide if you want to bring back grapes or bring back must. The difference in volume needed in the truck is significant.
2. You have to find a way to keep the grapes/must cold. From CA to the east coast requires driving through the Mojave desert and in October, it can still get very hot. I used a wort chiller, thermostat and ice water to circulate freezing water through the containers.
3. You have to find a way to keep the grapes/must warm. An overnite stop in Flasgtaff may be freezing in October.
4. If you go with must (versus grapes), you should consider a cargo van rather than trailer. The van has a heater and air conditioner.
5. If you go with must (versus grapes), you will be shocked at how much “slosh” happens in a brute container. You cannot fill those suckers up or the first right hand turn, it will overflow. No more than 50% full. Maybe less.
6. You have to be prepared for fermentation starting during the trip.
7. Powering anything on the road requires a 12v to 120v inverter and/or battery.
8. Finding a small refrigerated trailer is almost impossible. The big mama-jama trucks use diesel generators to power their air conditioners.
9. There are occasionally agricultural checkpoints at state borders that will turn you and your grapes around. It has happened to me several times going INTO california. Coming out, not so much.

That is not the whole list but a good start to consider.

Wait, wait, wait! You act as though this is actually gonna happen! We're drunks here! We are well experienced at talking a good game, especially if somebody else is buying, but...

On the other hand, if it works out, I am SOOO in!

@Boatboy24, there is a more practical solution for juice. Chattanooga Wine Club is nearer, and it will sell you grapes, must or wine... Your choice. And I mean, GALLONS if you preorder. PM me.

 

[jswordy]

CT says I am below 800 bottles! LOL


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I was unable to visit last winter, so the total is still 100 bottles higher than it would have been!

 

[jswordy]

Didn't see an option to delete altogether. I had been looking for a clever "Cannonball Run" image but decided the one I had posted just wasn't quite what I'd hoped for.

@Boatboy24 No, no, I liked the period. VERY definitive!

 

[Garagista]

Wait, wait, wait! You act as though this is actually gonna happen! We're drunks here! We are well experienced at talking a good game, especially if somebody else is buying, but...

On the other hand, if it works out, I am SOOO in!

@Boatboy24, there is a more practical solution for juice. Chattanooga Wine Club is nearer, and it will sell you grapes, must or wine... Your choice. And I mean, GALLONS if you preorder. PM me.

This year, I got 600 pounds of grapes from Chatt. Wine Club. That is a fabulous organization run by stellar people!