What are you making and what have you made ???

[jamesngalveston]

bottled

3 gallons blackberry
3 gallons blackberry port
1 gallons peach
1 gallons strawberry
6 gallons mango
5 different batches of db

primary

6 gallons original db
6 gallons blackberry

in the works
3 gallons fresh fig
3 gallons white mustang grape
3 gallons red mustang grape


and i did not drink wine 3 mos ago...go figure

 

[xcaret]

jamesngalveston , are you a bootlegger ? or just making up for all the fun you missed by being drunk in the past ? lol.. Keep up the good work buddy , have all the fun you can because it wont be long before the do gooders have you in alcholics anonymous..
Good post ha,ha.

 

[dlriggins]

Welch's grape frozen red
dandelion peach... sweetened with honey
fresh strawberry... best flavor to date
did the first racking on sour cherry today....tastes like cherry tart with a kick
cran-grape small batch used yeast sediment from cherry above about 1/2 gal

 

[tonyt]

What I've made so far 4.0

Bottled:
Brunello WE limited---------------------Amarone WE international
Super Tuscan WE Crushendio-----------Petite Verdot WE Limited (Bronze)
Montepulciano WE Inter (Silver)--------Rosso d'Avola MM Renaissance
Petite Verdot WE limited---------------Trapani Sicillian Syrah RJS EP
Amarone MM Meglioli (Silver)-------------Skeeter Pee
Bourg Royal Blanc, MM Stirling-----------Valpolicella Ripasso RJS Cru Select
Rosso Fortisimo CC Limited--------------Amarone with Grape Pack MMM (Silver X2)
Rojo Intenso w/ Raisins MM Megioli (Bronze) ------Brunello WE limited Release
TORO (Tempranillo Grenache) RJS RQ (Silver) ----Yakima Syrah w/grape pack, CC Showcase
Brunello, RJS Cru Select (bronze, Silver) ------------------Rosso d'Avola MM Renaissance
Cabernet/Shiraz Australian, MM Renaissance (Bronze) ---- Petit Verdot with grape pack, WE
Chardonnay - Australian, MM Renaissance ---- Riesling Ice Wine style, WE (Silver)
Valpolicella Ripasso RJS Cru Select --- Rubio blend of Valpolicella & Rosso Fortisimo
Nero D'Avola with grape pack, We ... Rosso Fortisimo - w/Grape Pack CC Showcase
Nebbiolo, CC, LR .........................Montepulciano, MM Renaissance
Matador Trio (Temparanillo, Cabernet, Monastrell) WE, LE
Amarone w/superpack CC Showcase . . . .Yakima Pinot Gris, CC Showcase
Super Tuscan RJS Winery w/skins . . . Tannat/Merlot
Red Mt. Trio #1 (Cab, Syrah, Merlot) CC, LR
Red Mt. Trio #2 (Cab, Syrah, Merlot) CC, LE
Rosso D Avola, MM Ren. . . . . . New Zealand Pinot Noir, RJS EP
Chardonnay del Vineto MMMeg . . . . Brunello, WE SI w/skins
WE Eclipse Cabernet Sauv. . . . CC LR Sangiovese/Cabernet
Amarone, MMM . . . . . .

In Vidal barrels
Valpolicella Ripassa, RJS Cru Select
Super Tuscan RJS Winery
Cold Stabilizing:
Rojo Intensio MMMeg
Aging in carboy:
Montepulciano WE Int.
Nebbiolo WE LE
Shiraz CC Showcase
Brunello RJS Cru Select
Clearing:
Yakima Syrah, CC SC
Primary / Secondary:

On deck:
Nero D'Avola w/grape pack, WE
Tempranilla Granacha, CC LR, Dec.
On order:
Chardonnay del Veneto, MMM LE, Jan.
Shiraz Grenache, CC LR, Jan.
Amarone, MMM LE, Feb.
Cali. grand Red, CC LR, Mar.
Old Vine Zinfandel, MMM LE, Mar.

 

[jamesngalveston]

That is impressive tonyt.

 

[bstnh1]

Just finished a WE Vieux Chateau du Roi and set it aside to bulk age. It tasted great - it's very drinkable even at this stage. Anyone have experience with this kit? Seems like it's gonna be an early drinker.

 

[Fordguy]

Just bottled a Wine Expert, Vintners Reserve Shiraz. I have done several of this particular kit, it's my wife's favorite. I have tweaked it a bit, left out the oak, back sweetened and so forth. Hey the wife likes it.....you gotta go with what mama likes.

 

[manitobawineo]

Very new to this.


Bottled:
Vintners Reserve Diablo Rojo

Carboy:
Legacy Pino Grigio

Next few kits already picked out: (would love your input)

Vintners Reserve Mezza Luna Red
Selection International Australian Cabernet Shiraz
CC Showcase Rosso Fortissimo with Crushed Grape Pack
Cheeky Monkey California Zinfandel/Shiraz
Vintners Reserve Angel Blanco

 

[bstnh1]

Bottled:

WE Selection Int'l. Italian Pinot Grigio (only 2 bottles left!)
WE Vintners Reserve Merlot (at 8 months, this is perfectly drinkable)
WE Island Mist Green Apple Riesling (Two bottles left - gonna boost the ABV next time)
WE Selection Int'l. Australian Chardonnay
WE Selection Int'l. French Cabernet Sauvignon
CC Washington Late Harvest Riesling - (Way too syrupy sweet for me!)
WE Selection Symphony
We Vieux Chateau du Roi
WE Selection Int'l. Chilean Sauvignon Blanc

In the works:

WE Selection Int'l. Chilean Pinot Noir

Scheduled:

WE Island Mist Green Apple Riesling (boosting the ABV on this batch a bit)
WE Selection Int'l. Italian Pinot Grigio (first batch disappeared even before it reached its peak)

 

[sgx2]

Apart from all the kit wines I've done, I've been enjoying doing lots of different country wines. Eventually I got some software to track what I was doing, which helped. Recently. I wrote up a quick replacement that was more portable and met my needs a little more closely. This is an extract from the batch report:

Active Batches
Batch Name - Varietal - Size
MacNab Ruby Cab - Ruby Cabernet - 5 Gal
Goat's Wild Blueberry II - Blueberry - 5 Gal x 5 batches
Goat's Cranberry II - Cranberry - 5 Gal x 2 batches
Mystery Grape - Unknown Grape - 3 Gal
Second Goat - Cranberry - 2 Gal
Hachiya Persimmon - Persimmon - 3 Gal
Vanilla Persimmon - Persimmon - 3 Gal
PC Apple Cider - 3 Gal
Gozdni Sadeži (Forest Fruit) - 1 Gal
Roselle - Hibiscus Flower - 2 Gal
Howling Wolfberry - Goji Berry - 3 Gal
Dragon's Breath - Dragonfruit - 2 Gal

Completed Batches
Batch Name - Varietal - Size
Magic Peach - Peach Wine - 6 Gal
Blueberry: on skins - Blueberry Wine - 3 Gal
Blueberry: juiced - Blueberry Wine - 3 Gal
Cranberry Disaster - Cranberry Wine - 1 Gal
Goat's Wild Blueberry - Blueberry Wine - 6 Gal x 5 batches
Goat's Cranberry - Cranberry Wine - 6 Gal x 2 batches
Apfelwein I - Apple Wine - 1 Gal
Currancy - Blackcurrant Wine - 1 Gal
Melted and Red Ia - Strawberry Wine - 1 Gal
Melted and Red Ib - Strawberry Wine - 3 Gal
Sovereign - Sovereign Coronation - 3 Gal
May Day - Dandelion - 1 Gal
La Grenade - Pomegranate Wine - 1 Gal
Melted and Red II - Strawberry Wine - 3 Gal
Dragon Blood I - Triple Berry Skeeter Pee - 6 Gal
Mangonel I - Mango Wine - 5 Gal
Mangonel II - Mango Wine - 3 Gal
Meçai I - Açai Wine - 1 Gal
Meçai II - Açai Wine - 1 Gal
Meçai III - Açai Wine - 1 Gal
Figment I - Fresh Fig Wine - 1 Gal
Grögg I - Lingonberry - 1 Gal
Ananas Ananas - Pineapple Wine - 1 Gal
Dried Elderberry I - Elderberry Wine - 3 Gal
Figment² - Fresh+Dried Fig Wine - 1 Gal
Fruit de l'Oponce - Pickly Pear Wine - 3 Gal
Cider-Pure Juice Test - Apple Cider - 1 Gal
Cider-Cut Juice Test - Apple Cider - 1 Gal
Bizzaro Burgundy - Pinot Noir - 5 Gal

I'll have to take some time to enter in the records for the wines I tracked with my other tool, and consult my notebook about any previous experiments...

 

[chrisjw]

As of 8/18/2013

Aging:

Winexert Eclipse Barolo,
Mosti Mondiale Meglioli Barolo,
Winexert Limited Edition Nebbiolo,
Ken Ridge Limited Edition Melange a Trois,
RJS Winery Series Super Tuscan
RJS Winery Series Amarone

Drinking:

Mosti Nondiale Fresh Juice Amarone,
RJS Limited Edition Trek,
RJS En Premiere Carménère,
RJS Winery Series Tempranillo,
Winexpert Selection International Brunello,
Winexert Island Mist Blueberry Pinot Noir,
Winexert Twisted Mist Hard Lemonade,
Skeeter Pee,
Full Hard (Malt) Lemonade,
Cornucopia Coconut Frascati

Finished

Too hard to remember

 

[comeauch]

Still very new to this...

In the making

• Dragon's Blood (6 Gal)
• Banana Wine (1 Gal)
• Apple Wine from juice (1 Gal)
• Cider from juice (1 Gal)
• Cranberry & Raspberry from juice (1 Gal)

Bottled

• Welch's "Blush" (5 Gal Niagara + 1 Gal Concord)
• WE - Chai Maison - Merlot (6 Gal)
• Skeeter Pee (5 Gal)
• Blackcurrant & Elderberry from juice (1 Gal)
• Apple wine from 4# Gala, 4# Red Delicious (1 Gal)
• Welch's Niagara (1 Gal)
• WE - Chai Maison - Pinot Noir (6 Gal)

 

[manitobawineo]

Bottled

Diablo Rojo
Legacy Pinot Grigio
Cheeky Monkey Cabernet/Merlot/Garnacha

On deck
Diablo Rojo
Ken Ridge White Merlot

 

[jamesngalveston]

In primary: strawberry/cantaloupe...3 gallon
In secondary: strawberry, pineapple,mango and a heavy blackberry.
In waiting: blackberry port, mango,mulberry, mustang grape.
In clearing: 50 gallons dragon blood, blueberry blackberry,blackberry port.
Bottled: blackberry port, black berry, black berry heavy body,pineapple,
dragon blood tropical, 10 gallons normal dragon blood, mustang grape.
mulberry/blackberry..mango, pineapple,strawberry, and a black cherry blend, a white zin kit, for my sister...and some others i cant even recall...
and one mustang grape made the old fashion way...juice and sugar and has been ferment since 1st of july, maybe ready for christmas cheer.

 

[Rocky]

Thought I would take an inventory of what I have in bulk aging:

11 gallons Coastal White (Just a nice light white for afternoons for my Bride and Daughter)
7.5 gallons Carmenere
20 gallons Sangiovese/Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
15 gallons Barolo
10 gallons Zinfandel Royal
16.5 gallons Rosso Magnifico (My name for a "mistake." I thought I had purchased 3 six gallon buckets: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Sangiovese to make a "Super Tuscan". Turns out I got 2 Sangiovese and 1 Cabernet Sauvignon so I went with that blend. It is promising.)
6 gallons Valpolicella

I have 47 cases of green bottles and 10 cases of clear bottles, so I had better get to it!

On deck I have 3 kits of WE Selection Pinot Grigio and 1 kit of WE Eclipse Zinfandel. That should keep me off the streets until Fall.

 

[jamesngalveston]

dang rocky, you been busy...I wish i could get more clear bottles...

 

[irateadidas]

Just getting in to this.

12 gal strawberry
10 gal muscadine
12 gal apple
6 gal merlot

 

[midnightsolace]

Well, just today we inoculated a 1 gallon batch of blueberry wine. I wish we could have done more, but the blueberries came from my girlfriend's parents' property, and we want to surprise them with a bottle of wine made from their own blueberries. So in the interest of keeping it "pure" we kept this batch small! =)

 

[beardy]

Aging:
3 gallons Apricot
1 gallon Apple (from concentrate)

Bottled:
3 gallons Skeeter Pee

In Primary:
5 1/2 gallons Dragon Blood

It's not the QUANTITY... (insert sad music here)

 

[Gwand]

Wow Rocky, do you own a retail wineshop? That is some inventory. I just started making wine this month. I am bulk aging the eclipse Cabernet Sauvignon. Tonight I started the primary fermentation on the WE Nero d'avola. My goal is to make five kits successfully and then try working with juice or frozen must. I am a big fan of most Italian grapes. How are your Italian wines coming along. Is there any particular juice bucket you would recommend? Were the Italian grapes that you used grown in California? Thanks.