Greetings All!
Just introducing myself as seems customary when joining a forum of any kind. A little about me so you'll know where I'm coming from...
Mike
Age - 40
Retired Air Force (20.5 years) - stationed in NE, Germany, NC, and CA (20 min from Napa). Worked in a tasting room here in North Georgia for just over a year--best job ever, but the boss's wife was too much to handle and I left (still on great terms with the owner so I have a great point of contact as far as that goes).
I started making my own beer two years ago--but only got a couple batches done before I retired/left California (I haven't gone back to that yet). I started my first batch of wine (kit) in the summer of 2015 and since then I've completed 5 batches (sangiovese, pinot noir, cab sav, zin-syrah, and meza luna). I put everything on hold after that last batch until I bought a new house and moved in. Now that I've been in my new house for about 3 weeks and unpacked MOST of my stuff...I've started a Watermelon-Strawberry w/Jalepenos & Mint (my father-in-law gave me about 10 watermelons and I didn't know what else to do with them) and the next day I started another Sangiovese batch--which I acquired 2 gallons of the best Merlot Georgia has to offer and I'll be mixing it together for my own style of Chianti.
I'm looking forward to going through (many) postings in the forum and getting to know all of you---there's SO much to learn and just when you think you've got it....you realize that knowledge is only a drop in the bottle. Cheers!
Mike
Just introducing myself as seems customary when joining a forum of any kind. A little about me so you'll know where I'm coming from...
Mike
Age - 40
Retired Air Force (20.5 years) - stationed in NE, Germany, NC, and CA (20 min from Napa). Worked in a tasting room here in North Georgia for just over a year--best job ever, but the boss's wife was too much to handle and I left (still on great terms with the owner so I have a great point of contact as far as that goes).
I started making my own beer two years ago--but only got a couple batches done before I retired/left California (I haven't gone back to that yet). I started my first batch of wine (kit) in the summer of 2015 and since then I've completed 5 batches (sangiovese, pinot noir, cab sav, zin-syrah, and meza luna). I put everything on hold after that last batch until I bought a new house and moved in. Now that I've been in my new house for about 3 weeks and unpacked MOST of my stuff...I've started a Watermelon-Strawberry w/Jalepenos & Mint (my father-in-law gave me about 10 watermelons and I didn't know what else to do with them) and the next day I started another Sangiovese batch--which I acquired 2 gallons of the best Merlot Georgia has to offer and I'll be mixing it together for my own style of Chianti.
I'm looking forward to going through (many) postings in the forum and getting to know all of you---there's SO much to learn and just when you think you've got it....you realize that knowledge is only a drop in the bottle. Cheers!
Mike
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