New from New York

Chris1 · Dec 6, 2010

Hi all my name is Chris and I'm from upstate New York and I'm a beginner wine maker started in may 2010 with some fruit wines. The first was a raspberry and the second was a blackcap/black raspberry. My other wines i made over the summer where (all 1 gallon batches)

~ Blueberry
~ Elderberry
~ Peach
~ Cherry

The kits i have made so far are.

Riesling Ice Wine (Selection Special) came out really nice

Vino Del Vida Merlot (its in secondary being cleared right now)

I plan on buying some pails from the orchard I live by next year when they come in they have me on a mailing list to let me know when i can start to order. The pails are 5 gallons of juice. I would also like to get some pails from midwest but I don't have the money for a press right now and I do plan on getting one at some point.

winemaker_3352 · Dec 6, 2010

Welcome aboard!! Sounds like you on your way - feel free to ask questions along your way. There are a lot of knowledgeable folks in this forum.

Chris1 · Dec 6, 2010

Thanks I do have a few questions about testing kits I'll go post over in the equipment thread.

Tom · Dec 6, 2010

Chris,
Welcome looks like you jumped right into making fruit wines.
You may want to ck some recipes here and look for the f-pac thread.
Both will help you.