Proud moment today

[Boatboy24]

I shared my first homemade red with my dad today - Red Mountain Trio. He said while its not as good as The Prisoner, he thinks its similar to a lot of blends that Orin Swift is putting out and would easily compare it to many $20-$25 wines. Made my year!

 

[Runningwolf]

Thats awesome, Congratulations!

 

[eblasmn9]

That's cool boatboy

 

[vernsgal]

congratulations! that's awesome

 

[Rocky]

Good for you, Boatboy. The Prisoner is some pretty stiff competition (at $50-60 per bottle) so you are really doing it right.

 

[FABulousWines]

That is high praise! Good on you!

 

[JohnT]

That is what it is all about! good on ya!

 

[ibglowin]

Very nice complement! Been buying both the Prisoner and Abstract for several years now. To say that it was even remotely close is high praise. MSRP at the winery is $38 on the Prisoner. It is an unusual blend of mostly Zinfandel, Cab Sauv, Syrah, Petit Syrah. The RMT was Cab Suav, Syrah, Merlot.

Well done and its only getting better!

 

[JohnT]

It really is something how winemaking can bring a family together.

 

[Boatboy24]

Thanks all! Note: he said it was NOT as good as The Prisoner.

I've been thinking this is a $20 bottle of wine, and the fact the he agreed is high praise. Mentioning Orin Swift in the same paragraph was a nice bonus.

I bottled this wine before I had my Vadai up and running, but I did follow Mike's guidance and give it 6g of TanCor Grand Cru. That made a huge difference. I have another batch of this in my Vadai now and can't wait to compare the two.

 

[jswordy]

If you are making a $20-25 bottle of wine, that is high praise indeed, no matter what it is compared to. Good for you!

 

[Wade E]

If you are making a $20-25 bottle of wine, that is high praise indeed, no matter what it is compared to. Good for you!

I agree with above posts and is 1 reason why I kept maikng so much wine despite the fact I dont really drink much and never really did. I really made it for others but did drink some myself also. Nothing better then making a bottle of wine for $2 or less and people saying it compares to a $20 or more bottle. Or even better making an Amarone and having it compared to a $8% or more bottle! LOL