Mosti Mondiale MM Riserva Mondiale Pinot Grigio

[ibglowin]

Well finally got around to starting some whites for the wife.

First white was the MM Riserva Mondiale Pinot Grigio. The temps in the winery dropped down from the start at 68 to 65 and this thing was in primary for 8 days and sitting at only 1.04. I called George and asked what to do and he said it was time to transfer it over to secondary. Stuck fermentations are hard to restart. I transferred and warmed the winery up to 70 and this guy came right back to life. He has slowed down but last I checked on him a few days ago he was 0.999 and still bubbling away. I will get an updated SG this afternoon along with a stir of the oak (yes oak in a PG!)

BTW thats a MM Aussie Chardonnay in Primary in the last pic so will have some nice whites to try (and bottle) by Xmas!

Now back to ordering some more reds!

 

[JWMINNESOTA]

Looks good Mike. Funny, I always say "for the wife" also, then when its time to enjoy I find myself doing just that along side her!

 

[ibglowin]

A gentleman should never let a lady drink alone!

 

[Big Ike]

I'm right there with you boys. I'm only good for one glass of white, though. After that, I've got to have a red.

I like the looks of that winery Mike.

 

[rhoffart]

Nice Mike ... That will be my next kit

 

[ibglowin]

Its starting to fill up!

I like a good white with fish or chicken. Since the wife is from Seattle we have fish several times a month especially (wild caught Alaskan) Salmon, Halibut, Ahi Tuna, and Chilean Sea Bass.

 

[Brent2489]

Looks great! My wife says I have do a Pinot Grigio soon.

 

[PeterZ]

I have gotten rave reviews on my MMAJReserve Pinot Grigio.

 

[admiral]

Mike, this looks great.Pinot Grigo is on my wish list and will be one that I ferment this fall.

 

[ibglowin]

I'll send some more pics as things progress. It'll be interesting to see what color this guy turns out to be. SG was 0.996 a few days ago but it was still bubbling just a bit. I will get another reading today and get the gross lees off it and stabilize.

 

[Goodfella]

Hey ibglowin,


What is the machine sitting on the counter top? is it a cooler or humidifier

 

[ibglowin]

Small heater to turn on in the mornings for 10-15 minutes to warm up the winery. Fall is here and the room temps were around 64 degrees without any heat. My yeastees seem to like it closer to 70 for some reason!

 

[ibglowin]

The Pinot has cleared!

 

[ibglowin]

Bottling day came finally!

First kit to be bottled so it took me a while to get things set up and sorted out but all in all it went pretty smoothly for a rookie. We are right at 3 months bulk aging so they are still tasting a little young but should be good to go by this Spring/Summer for sure which is prime Pinot Grigio time around our house. I added Sorbate and another shot of K-Meta since it had been several months since any had been added. Filtered with a Vinbrite gravity filter and they are crystal clear as you can see. I used hot water on the shrink caps, perhaps next batch I will try a heat gun since these turned out slightly crinkly.

The Portuguese Floor Corker was worth every penny!

Now have an open Carboy!

 

[vcasey]

Very Nice! I know it feels pretty good to finally get one in the bottle! I'm sure you'll fill that carboy soon!

 

[Goodfella]

Nicely done!!!

 

[Scott B]

Wow, Look Great!

Very Professional!

 

[ibglowin]

Oh yea,

That carboy is already spoken for several times over!

Very Nice! I know it feels pretty good to finally get one in the bottle! I'm sure you'll fill that carboy soon!

 

[admiral]

Mike, these look great! Congrats on the first bottling. Have you shown us your storage area?

Have a great day, and again, great job!

PS Were you surprised at the color of this wine? I have the same one and I was surprised at the brownish, golden color. I was expecting more of a straw color.

 

[grapeman]

Great job. One down and many more to go! Those look great to me. I hope they taste just as good as they look.