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Ps The bottle of mint wine is from the brookside winery ( Guasti , california ) bottled 1982 which closed its doors in 1986 have about 10 left been in the basement ( 30 years old )
made my own cork press and filter system.
 
I have 21 gallons of white and 108 gallons of red on right now. All of it is in either late secondary fermentation or bulk aging.

Whites:
10 gallons of Chardonnay-Semillon
6 gallons of Sauvignon Blanc
5 gallons of Muscat

Reds:
15 gallons of Brunello
12 gallons of Super Tuscan
5 gallons of Amarone
5 gallons of Barolo
3 gallons of "Barone" (my name for a 50-50 blend of Barolo and Amarone)
15 gallons of Zinfandel
18 gallons of Cabernet Sauvignon
6 gallons of Carmenere
18 gallons of "Barolo Speciale" (my name for a blend of Barolo and Blackberry)
11 gallons of Granbarolo

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I must say I am small time compared to that but I aspire. I recently purchased 50 acres of prime farmland and am waiting for possession. Within 2 years I will have full control of my main wine ingredients.

I use minimal chemicals on my plants if any at all. In the past I have used Frank's hot sauce and water to keep critters out of my strawberries and fishnet to keep birds from my grapes. And sulfites - sorry but no. Talk about stomach in knots. This is what started me into winemaking.
 
This year I have. made:
Apple - 1 gallon
4 batches of skeeter pee - 24 gallons
Blackberry - 2 gallons
Sharaz (kit) - 6 gallons
Peach - 1 1/2 gallon
Watermelon - 3 gallons
Dragoon blood - 6 gallons
 
So far this year I have made from kits:
Barolo - 12 gal
Amarone - 6 gal
Shiraz - 12 gal
Malbec/Temp - 6 gal
Rosso Grande - 12 gal
Chardonnay - 24 gal
Pinot Noir - 6 gal
Merlot - 6 gal
Marsanne/Rousanne/ Voignier Blend 12 gal
Have Pinto Noir & Rosso Grande 6 gal each in Fermentation
Waiting in the wings are Malbec/ Temp, Amarone and Barolo.
Finishing my wine room in preparation for Italian Juice.
 
I picked these elderberries this weekend before the :rn

I started two gallons of elderberry wine today,i hope to pick some more elderberries next week.

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I just started making wine this April, but am totally addicted. As I think my list will show...
I have made:
10 Gals White Zinfandel
5 Gal Washington Reisling
5 Gal Chilean Malbec
3 Gal Apple Tatin Port

About to bottle:
5 Gal California Cabernet Sauvignon
5 Gal Amarone

Fermenting:
1 Gal Apple
3 Gals Crabapple (spiced, plain & caramel)
4 Gals Blueberry
5 Gals Rhuberry Mead
5 Gals Concord Grape

Soon to start:
3 Gals Blackberry Mead
3 Gals Raspberry Mead
3 Gals Chocolate Orange Port
3 Gals Orange Creamsicle Mead
3 Gals Pear Wine
1 Gal Peach-Sunflower Mead

As I've mentioned in my other threads - my husband thinks I've gone crazy (but so far he likes it!).
Raelene
 
My Wines in Progress
Currently In-Progress:
- Frontenac from fresh crushed grapes (2012)
- Lodi Ranch II Cabernet (2012)
- Peach/Mango (2012)
- Skeeter Pee (2012)

Bottled and Aging:
- Vieux Chateau du Roi (2012)
- Old Vine Zinfandel (2011)
- Chilean Merlot (2011)
- Australian Shiraz (2011)
- Mezza Luna White (2011)
- Trinity Red (2011)

Finished and gone!
- Trinity Red (2009)
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Brewing season is here

I just do kits, but have the season mostly planned. Here is what I am going to do this year;


2012-2013 Wine

RJS
En Primeur NZ Pinot Noir ( Now brewing)
Cellar Classic Winery Series Super Tuscan ( Now Brewing)

WE Amarone with Chapitalization ( Waiting for me to pick it up at the store)

WE Eclipse (Just announced and just ordered)

Italian Piedmont Barolo with grape skins

Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel with grape skins

Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon withgrape skins

Napa Stag's Leap Merlot with grape skins

Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir



WE Limited Edition (Just signed up, but you need to wait for these)



January -Argentine Malbec Bonarda

February -Portuguese Aragones Cabernet Sauvignon


April -Italian Nebbiolo with Grape Skins




Mosti Mondale
January Meg Barolo 100% juice:mny

I still have some great whites from last year, as we don't drink nearly as much of those.

Kev
 
This is what I did last year:

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I started this glorious hobby this year. So far I have only dealt with skeeter pee to kind of get my feet wet before I start making wine from my own grapes. I have been very pleased with how things have turned out and all the support and help from everyone here! I feel like part of a HUGE family!!!! Well, here is what I have made, bottled, and what is on the list make:


Bottled:
Skeeter Pee
Dragon's Blood x 2
Strawberry Pee
Lime Skeeter Pee
Blackberry Peach Pee
Skeeter Pee using Slurry from a Batch of Sangria
Orange Seville Sangria
Cherry Limeade
Mulled Cinnamon Skeeter Pee
Blue Raspberry Skeeter Pee
Grape Skeeter Pee

Secondary:
Blueberry Skeeter Pee
Muscadine

Primary:
Dragon's Blood
Peach

On Deck:
Pineapple Mango
Strawberry
Moscato
Blackberry
Blueberry
Dragon's Blood
Blackberry Peach
Apple
Hard Cider
 
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tatud4life said:
I started this glorious hobby this year. So far I have only dealt with skeeter pee to kind of get my feet wet before I start making wine from my own grapes. I have been very pleased with how things have turned out and all the support and help from everyone here! I feel like part of a HUGE family!!!! Well, here is what I have made, bottled, and what is on the list make:

Bottled:
Skeeter Pee
Dragon's Blood
Strawberry Pee

Secondary:
Dragon's Blood

On the List:
Muscadine Wine (from my own vines)
Lime Skeeter Pee
Grape Skeeter Pee
Blue Raspberry Skeeter Pee
Muscadine Skeeter Pee (My first using a slurry)
Moscato
A Type of Sangria (Don't know what fruits just yet)

The "pee" is so easy to make and so cheap too. It is great to re-use yeast and previous fruit to make complex taste combos
 
started two gallons of ACE vitamin fruit juice drink wine,i used red grape juice this time,2 gallons for only £5.20p that's a :: of a low price.
 
This is what I have done. All are kits except the Dragon Blood and Carmel Apple Cider

Strawberry Zinfandel
Dragon Blood X
Argentinean Blend
Carmel Apple Cider X
Riesling
Chardonnay
Peach Chardonnay
Kiwi-Melon Pino Grigio
Gewürztraminer

I also have 3 Kits waiting in the Wings

Green Apple Gewürztraminer
Peach Apricot Chardonnay
Green Apple Riesling
 
Bottled my batch of Dragon's Blood. I'll post a pic once I have the labels finished. Ordered a kit of Sangria to make for my wife. I need to order more fermenters. Having only one primary really sucks!!!!!! Lol
 
Last night I just bottled a 2 gallon batch of awesome white Niagra wine, and a 1 gallon test batch of white grape peach that I had aging for nearly a year. I liked the way the white grape peach turned out so I'll have to make more of it. As for the awesome white Niagra, I'll have to post a recipe here on this board some time.
 
last week i started two gallons of spicey banana&apple juice wine,and yesterday i started two gallons of banana wine.
The ripe bananas only cost £3.00 for 12kg from the market,half of the bananas i peeled then froze until next batch of banana wine.:h

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