Red Blend Ideas

[Donz]

Anyone have any exceptional red blend mixes this year? I will be picking up 30 cases of Lodi grapes next week. Thinking about a Cab/Merlot/Zin mix this year... Maybe 50% Cab, 30 percent Merlot 20 percent Zin... May throw in a few Sangiovese cases as well but undecided right now.

Just looking for ideas.

 

[Rocky]

If you want to try and "out of the box" recipe, try 75% Zinfandel and 25% Muscat. You can either ferment separately and blend or co-ferment (on the Muscat skins). We made this for years and it is a real favorite.

 

[JohnT]

I am doing a 8 parts Petit Sarah, 8 parts merlot, and 11 parts Cabernet blend. I have done this over the last 2 years and really like the results.

 

[onlyreds]

Lodi fruit

Where are you guys located and how do I get my hands on some Lodi grapes?

 

[guarddog]

I mix 2.5 gallon of elderberries and 75 lb. of grapes and 135lb. of sugar to make a 50 gallon barrel of wine and you can also add 34 qts. of either peach or apricot nectar to this.any of these make excellent wine.

 

[BlueStimulator]

Gonna try this when they are ready

15% Cab Franc
15% Petie Verdot
70% Cab Sav

 

[hounddawg]

up your ante sum
just a poor dumb ole southern boy
with this blending deal try blending with a little elderberry min age 4 to 5 yeers purfeet at tin yeer
in a hurry try wild meaning with the stickers type blackberry
never could get the hang of keeping my mouth shut
probably why I'm still single
Dawg

Anyone have any exceptional red blend mixes this year? I will be picking up 30 cases of Lodi grapes next week. Thinking about a Cab/Merlot/Zin mix this year... Maybe 50% Cab, 30 percent Merlot 20 percent Zin... May throw in a few Sangiovese cases as well but undecided right now.

Just looking for ideas.

 

[vernsgal]

I just did a 70% Merlot with a 30% Cab.Sauv. I fermented separately and just blended them a few days ago.I can't really say if it's a good blend or not yet but my fingers are crossed

 

[Boatboy24]

Going to start with 45% Zin, 25% Cab Sauv, 20% Petite Sirah and 10% Syrah and see where that gets me. I'll tweak from there.

This is based on the 2010 'Prisoner'.

 

[Donz]

Where are you guys located and how do I get my hands on some Lodi grapes?

I am in Montreal, get the Lodi grapes imported from Cali.

 

[rflora26]

4 parts Cab. Sauv.
3 parts Merlot
3 parts Sangiovese

 

[smorg]

Do you import the grapes directly or go through a distributor?