Tom
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Never stopped me when my wife was pregnant.
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Never stopped me when my wife was pregnant.
What about the hay barn,LOL.
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Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was a 6 gallon batch made using 2 1/4 gallons of fresh juice and a 5 gallon bucket of skins. Mixed into 2 primaries with about 2 gallons of water to each. FInished dry on the skins. Sg was 1.092 to start and I believe I back sweetened to 1.014. I'd have to check my records. Finished wine was 6 gallons after all the racking.
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Opened a bottle of Kevininpa's Sweet Blush tonight. It was very good. Wish I knew what was actually in it. Great job!
If he told you, you might "Blush" yourself!
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DJRockinSteve - opened a bottle of his 2009 Zinfandel. Very nice, full flavored with what seems to be hints of berry. Tasted so good I had to endulge myself of another glass.
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I can't wait til I have something worth swapping -- sounds like so much fun that I'm missing out on!
Do you typically mail your bottles to each other, or are the lot of you close enough to each other?
I see a lot of the forums users are in the north east...
Do you typically mail your bottles to each other, or are the lot of you close enough to each other?
I see a lot of the forums users are in the north east...
I hear you're not supposed to mail "wine", but you can mail marinades, sauces, syrups.
Guess what, I just bottled thirty bottles of.... marinade.
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I hear you're not supposed to mail "wine", but you can mail marinades, sauces, syrups.
Guess what, I just bottled thirty bottles of.... marinade.
Hmm, that's odd. Perhaps you need some kind of liquor license to legally mail it? I've ordered several various bottles of liquors many times and have always received them in the mail (though i guess it should be noted a signature of an adult was required). Ranged from scotch, to wine, to absinthe, and whiskey.
I've never looked into mailing myself, though I am going to very soon after I bottle my first batch. There are several friends in Florida who are excited to see what I come up with
I'll be visiting the post office sometime in the near future to get stamps anyway, perhaps I'll either ask them or pick my uncle's brain (he's a retired mail carrier).
Congrats on your marinade, what flavor?
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Knowing Steve, it was fresh juice from California. Steve doens't make any kits, and I'm not sure about fresh grapes. It was wonderful and I'll probably have the remainder this evening. Hopefully Steve will pop in here and let us know specifics.
Hmm, that's odd. Perhaps you need some kind of liquor license to legally mail it? I've ordered several various bottles of liquors many times and have always received them in the mail (though i guess it should be noted a signature of an adult was required). Ranged from scotch, to wine, to absinthe, and whiskey.
I've never looked into mailing myself, though I am going to very soon after I bottle my first batch. There are several friends in Florida who are excited to see what I come up with
I'll be visiting the post office sometime in the near future to get stamps anyway, perhaps I'll either ask them or pick my uncle's brain (he's a retired mail carrier).
Congrats on your marinade, what flavor?
I don't know what the actual official stand is on mailing wine. I do know that a few times on this forum, folks wrote about trying to take a well packaged bottle of wine to one of the UPS-type stores and they wouldn't take it when they were told it was alcohol. That's really all I know. Maybe someone who has experience will stop by.
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Hmm, that's odd. Perhaps you need some kind of liquor license to legally mail it? I've ordered several various bottles of liquors many times and have always received them in the mail (though i guess it should be noted a signature of an adult was required). Ranged from scotch, to wine, to absinthe, and whiskey.
I've never looked into mailing myself, though I am going to very soon after I bottle my first batch. There are several friends in Florida who are excited to see what I come up with
I'll be visiting the post office sometime in the near future to get stamps anyway, perhaps I'll either ask them or pick my uncle's brain (he's a retired mail carrier).
Congrats on your marinade, what flavor?
Wineries etc have permits/license which allows them to ship wine. It's funny as there are many amatuer wine makers who enter contests and the wine has to get there somehow.
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Been doing some research, here's a good page that give some tips.
I believe many of you live near wineries that may have shipping licenses (edit: as ffemt128 pointed out) -- if you're interested in sending your stuff around the country, maybe try asking one of your vintner friends if they would mind shipping it for you
I guess I know what to do in the future
I believe many of you live near wineries that may have shipping licenses (edit: as ffemt128 pointed out) -- if you're interested in sending your stuff around the country, maybe try asking one of your vintner friends if they would mind shipping it for you
I guess I know what to do in the future
