New jersey winemakers talk

[Mario Dinis]

I have. Milwaukee and a vinmetric

I saw that you went to Europa Pombalense, do they have petite Sirah already?

 

[porkchopmessiah]

So I gotta say i was really pleased with Pintos, met the owner who was actually pulling grapes out of storage at 8am...think the fruit was better quality than corrados....
Question I have is on the crush....the better grapes seems to come away from stems better...i was using manual crusher.
A) is it more or or less impossible to keep all stems out of must even with destemmer? I did crushing over 1inch chicken wire to catch majority, then picked as much as possible by have when mixing in k meta and nutrient.
B)based on the mess I made in basment I'd say I need to do outdoors and figure out how to get from driveway to basement...what do you guys do?

 

[porkchopmessiah]

I saw that you went to Europa Pombalense, do they have petite Sirah already?

Didnt go there, I called on friday I only asked if they had cab, which they did....they said they justv arrived..just give them a call they seem nice enough over the phone

 

[Mario Dinis]

Didnt go there, I called on friday I only asked if they had cab, which they did....they said they justv arrived..just give them a call they seem nice enough over the phone

Thanks

 

[porkchopmessiah]

Just an aside, any body hear from AJ? (JerseyFresh)Figured he'd be active this fall, and I really learned alot from him over the past year(you guys as well) an havent seem him so far this season...he was always a good read...

 

[Mario Dinis]

Does anyone know how to send private messages in this forum?

 

[cmason1957]

If using a web browser, up at the top right of every page is an envelope icon, they call them conversations.

If on the Android version of the app, there is an envelope looking icon at the top. Click on that, then the envelope with the + at the bottom to start a new conversation.

 

[Bubba1]

Does anyone know how to send private messages in this forum?

Top right of the page click on the envelope that says conversations

 

[Mario Dinis]

If using a web browser, up at the top right of every page is an envelope icon, they call them conversations.

If on the Android version of the app, there is an envelope looking icon at the top. Click on that, then the envelope with the + at the bottom to start a new conversation.

Thanks. The way it's set up made me believe it's not private.

 

[Mario Dinis]

Top right of the page click on the envelope that says conversations

Thanks, the way that it's set up made me believe that it's not private.

 

[Bubba1]

So I gotta say i was really pleased with Pintos, met the owner who was actually pulling grapes out of storage at 8am...think the fruit was better quality than corrados....
Question I have is on the crush....the better grapes seems to come away from stems better...i was using manual crusher.
A) is it more or or less impossible to keep all stems out of must even with destemmer? I did crushing over 1inch chicken wire to catch majority, then picked as much as possible by have when mixing in k meta and nutrient.
B)based on the mess I made in basment I'd say I need to do outdoors and figure out how to get from driveway to basement...what do you guys do?

I use a motorized crusher/destemmer and it makes childs play out of destemming the grapes it takes longer to clean up than to crush and destem but although it gets all the branch stems out there is always small bits of stems that get through , I just leave them in and have no trouble with them. And outside is the place to do it.

 

[Boatboy24]

Just an aside, any body hear from AJ? (JerseyFresh)Figured he'd be active this fall, and I really learned alot from him over the past year(you guys as well) an havent seem him so far this season...he was always a good read...

He's been MIA for a while. Miss his contributions.

 

[Ajmassa]

He's been MIA for a while. Miss his contributions.

I heard he missed you too [emoji6]

 

[porkchopmessiah]

Damn...look who just showed up to the party....how u doin?

 

[Ajmassa]

Damn...look who just showed up to the party....how u doin?

I’m doin aight. Fughetaboutit. How u doin?

 

[BMarNJ]

Do any of you SJ winemakers know of a chemical supply where I can get 25% phosphoric acid used in the SO2 test kit from Morwine? It only comes with enough for 3 tests.. and the shipping charges for more are more than the product itself. Same issue with the sodium hydroxide for the TA test. I am down in Salem county, so anywhere in the Philly metro area would be good. The places I have found in searches seem to be for larger commercial buyers.
Thanks

 

[joeswine]

have you tried talking to Gino Pinto's for assistance ?

 

[Mac60]

I have got mine from here Phosphoric Acid: 25% solution (for AOF)
Wine Making Supplies from Presque Isle Wine Cellars last year it cost me $10 shipping was $13 with other supplies
I could not find it anywhere local in South Jersey

 

[joeswine]

sometimes we have to go to the source.

 

[BMarNJ]

have you tried talking to Gino Pinto's for assistance ?

Thanks, I can ask them when I call to check on my order, but they don’t have it in their catalog. And thanks, @Mac60 I will check them out. I know that they had a good price on the MLF test kit when I bought it there last year, which had similar chemical shipping issues.