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

[sour_grapes]

(Forum would not let me edit my old thread.)

Bottled:
CC Sterling Merlot
WE Mezza Luna Red
CC Showcase Amarone
CC Showcase Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel
CC Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet
Dragon Blood
WE Selection International Argentine Malbec
CC Showcase Yakima Valley Syrah
CC Showcase Rosso Fortissimo
CC Showcase Yakima Valley Cabernet Shiraz
WE LE Oregon Pinot Noir
CC Showcase Walla Walla Cabernet Merlot
WE LE Washington Cab/Merlot
WE Selection Viognier
CC Showcase Argentinian Malbec
Amarone di Beppe tweakfest -- WE SI Amarone, and tweaked the hell out of it a la Joeswine!
CC Showcase Amarone
WE Selection International Australian Petit Verdot
WE Eclipse Napa Valley Stag's Leap Merlot
WE Eclipse Lodi Zinfandel
WE LE2014 Super Tuscan
WE Selection Original Luna Bianca
WE Eclipse Yakima Pinot Gris
Viognier Juice bucket
WE Eclipse Nebbiolo
CC Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet
Sloppy Seconds -- 6 gallons of 2nd run wine from HHH Syrah grapes.

Bulk aging:
200 lbs of HHH Syrah grapes. Yay! Turned into 15 gallons.
Viognier Juice Bucket from Ancient Lakes AVA

Secondary:
N/A

Primary:
N/A

On Deck:
CC Showcase Rosso Fortissimo
Master Vintner Philosophie Chardonnay

 

[pgentile]

@sour_grapes very impressive, curious to see the date ranges on the bottled wines.

 

[pgentile]

Bottled:
2016 Zinfandel all-grape
2016 Carmenere all-grape
2016 Cab Sauv/merlot/carignane all-grape
2017 Malbec all-grape
2017 SA Cab Sauv all-grape
2015 Pineapple fruit
2017 Cherry fruit/concentrate
2016 Blueberry/malbec fruit/concentrate
2017 Savignon Blanc juice bucket
2017 Guiness clone
2017 Imperial IPA
2017 Saison

Bulk aging:
15 gl Sangiovese/Barbera juice buckets
15 gl 2017 Zinfandel all-grape
6 gl Pineapple/pear
2 gl garlic
3 gl onion

Secondary:
13 gl Pinotage all-grape

Primary:
5 gl Citrus/Session IPA

Next:
SA Juice buckets
Chilean grapes

 

[jamisonbrooks1]

About 5 gallons of mead which the gravity increased on in one day is that normal? Any way 1 gallon of apple cider mead and 1 gallon of hard cider.

 

[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, but had some critical limitations such as portability -- I wanted to update it on my tablet or phone -- so I wrote up a quick replacement that was more portable and met my needs a little more closely. This is an updated extract from the batch report:

Active Batches
Batch Name - Varietal - Size
Trio Merlot - Merlot - 15 Gal
Faux Pas - Riesling - 3 Gal (why Faux Pas? Well, this came from a winemaking shop where a new employee accidentally racked the wrong pail onto stabilizers - I took this home and created a massive yeast bloom and added it in with some white wine raisins and it is slowly happening -- who knows, this may be amazing or awful - only time will tell!)

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 (simply amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Ananas Ananas - Pineapple Wine - 1 Gal
Dried Elderberry I - Elderberry Wine - 3 Gal (geranium taint sad sad sad)
Figment² - Fresh+Dried Fig Wine - 1 Gal
Fruit de l'Oponce - Prickly Pear Wine - 3 Gal
Cider-Pure Juice Test - Apple Cider - 1 Gal
Cider-Cut Juice Test - Apple Cider - 1 Gal
PC Apple Cider - 3 Gal
MacNab Ruby Cab - Ruby Cabernet - 5 Gal
Bizzaro Burgundy - Pinot Noir - 5 Gal
Second Goat - Cranberry - 2 Gal (weak)
Hachiya Persimmon - Persimmon - 3 Gal
Vanilla Persimmon - Persimmon - 3 Gal
Roselle - Hibiscus Flower - 2 Gal (awesome!!!)
Z2 - Mixed Herbal Tea - 6 Gal
Dragon Blood II - Triple Berry Skeeter Pee - 6 Gal (tasty!)
Howling Wolfberry - Goji Berry - 3 Gal (took a LONG time to come around)
Dragon's Breath - Dragonfruit - 2 Gal
Son of Meçai - Açai - 3 Gal
Zinger! - Wild Berry Zinger (Herbal Tea) - 3 Gal
kuru kayısı - Dried Apricot - 3 Gal
Mangue - Mango - 6 Gal
Chilean Carménère - Carménère - 6 Gal (awesome!!!)
Chilean Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - 6 Gal (super awesome!!!)
Mystery Grape - Unknown Grape - 3 Gal (harsh)
Gozdni Sadeži - Forest Fruit - 1 Gal (surprisingly good, took FOREVER to come around)
BluTwo - Blueberry - 3 Gal
Youngberry - Youngberry - 1 Gal (awful!!!!)
Zinger!² - Mixed Herbal Tea - 6 Gal
Goat's Cranberry II - Cranberry - 5 Gal x 2 (one had a weird growth in it so I filtered and dosed it, got 3 useful gallons out of it)
Goat's Wild Blueberry II - Blueberry - 5 Gal x 5 batches (handed out to friends, went in a hurry!)
La Grenade II - Pomegranate - 1 Gal
Chilean Carménère 2015 - Carménère - 6 Gal
Chilean Sauvignon Blanc 2015 - Sauvignon Blanc - 6 Gal
Jam Jar - Strawberry Jam - 5 Gal
Confiture Mûres - Blackberry Jam - 3 Gal
Wild! Berry - Wildberry Jam - 3 Gal
Wellesley Sweet Apple Cider - Apple Cider - 5 Gal
Bayou Sweet Tea Cooler - Hard Iced Tea - ~18 Gal
Farmer's Market Strawberry - Strawberry - 5 Gal
Farmers Market Peach - Peach - 3 Gal
Argentia Ridge Merlot - Merlot - 12 Gal
Agentia Ridge Chardonnay - Chardonnay - 12 Gal
Grögg II - Lingonberry - 5 Gal
Ribes - Blackcurrent (Ribena) - 3 Gal
Eldercran - Mix of Elderberry juice and Cranberry juice - 1 Gal
Ocean Spray - Cranberry Cocktail - 3 Gal
Roselle - Hibiscus - 3 Gal
Fläder - Ikea Elderberry Flower Cordial - 3 Gal
Pureblack - Blackberry/Tea - 3 Gal
Very Cherry - Sweet Cherry - 3 Gal
Raspberry Rose - Rose Petal (Raspberry Rose) - 3 Gal
New Cranberry - Cranberry - 6 Gal
Farmer's Marker Strawberry II - Strawberry - 5 Gal
MacNab Riesling - Riesling - 5 Gal
MacNab Cab - Cabernet Sauvignon - 5 Gal (rapidfire bottle bombs, much explosion, sad sad)
South African Sauvignon - Sauvignon Blanc - 6 Gal
Bala Cranberry - Cranberry - 6 Gal (OMG, so good)
Trio Grigio - Pinot Grigio - 15 Gal

 

[sour_grapes]

(Forum would not let me edit my old thread.)

Bottled:
CC Sterling Merlot
WE Mezza Luna Red
CC Showcase Amarone
CC Showcase Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel
CC Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet
Dragon Blood
WE Selection International Argentine Malbec
CC Showcase Yakima Valley Syrah
CC Showcase Rosso Fortissimo
CC Showcase Yakima Valley Cabernet Shiraz
WE LE Oregon Pinot Noir
CC Showcase Walla Walla Cabernet Merlot
WE LE Washington Cab/Merlot
WE Selection Viognier
CC Showcase Argentinian Malbec
Amarone di Beppe tweakfest -- WE SI Amarone, and tweaked the hell out of it a la Joeswine!
CC Showcase Amarone
WE Selection International Australian Petit Verdot
WE Eclipse Napa Valley Stag's Leap Merlot
WE Eclipse Lodi Zinfandel
WE LE2014 Super Tuscan
WE Selection Original Luna Bianca
WE Eclipse Yakima Pinot Gris
Viognier Juice bucket
WE Eclipse Nebbiolo
CC Showcase Red Mountain Cabernet
Sloppy Seconds -- 6 gallons of 2nd run wine from HHH Syrah grapes.

Bulk aging:
200 lbs of HHH Syrah grapes. Yay! Turned into 15 gallons.
Viognier Juice Bucket from Ancient Lakes AVA

Secondary:
N/A

Primary:
Master Vintner Philosophie Chardonnay

On Deck:
CC Showcase Rosso Fortissimo

 

[Jal5]

Aging in bottles-
Kit valpolicella
Dragon’s Blood quadberry
Bulk aging-in secondary
6gal. Chilean riesling fr juice
On deck-
Chilean juice 6gal Sangiovese
Planned-
1gal dandelion wine

 

[FTC Wines]

Newest wine, just moved into secondary is a 50% Cab, 25% Blackberry, 25% Blueberry, it's a 15 gallon batch. We love fruit/Cab blends, this one is Home Winery concentrates one pint to a gallon, with raisins & lots of oak added to primary. Next racking it will be put in a barrel. It will be hard to wait 18 months! Roy

 

[Jal5]

Roy that sounds good!
Patience!!

 

[MarcMaserati]

I have aging in bottles:

Jabuticaba wine. Needs another year until the tannins reduce

I have in Secondary:
Passionfruit wine
Guava Wine

In Primary:
Limão Cravo (Rangpur fruit)

I live in Brazil and am focused on making wine using locally sourced fruit.

-Marc

 

[Jal5]

I have 6 g riesling from Chilean juice bulk aging. Started a Chilean juice bucket of sangiovese today 6 g. Will start 1g experiment of dandelion over the weekend. After that will be a lull on making new batches until fruit harvest time here.
Joe

 

[J Chris J]

12 half gallon jugs of each line in my storage shed. Portion of the shed is lined with a double layer of 2" foam board and outfitted with heating tape (like Yankees use for ice dams) and an AC. Allowable temps are from 58 - 66.
12/16/16 ONTARIO SAUVIGNON BLANC
12/16/16 ONTARIO SAUVIGNON BLANC
05/15/17 ONTARIO SAUVIGNON BLANC
05/15/17 ONTARIO SAUVIGNON BLANC
07/24/17 ONTARIO SAUVIGNON BLANC

Jan 2015 Vieux Chateaux du Roi
June 2016 Vieux Chateaux du Roi
June 2014 Vieux Chateaux du Roi
May 2016 Vieux Chateaux du Roi
May 2016 Vieux Chateaux du Roi
01/11/17 Caberbet Sauvignon
01/11/17 Caberbet Sauvignon
06/01/17 Caberbet Sauvignon
06/01/17 SHRAZ MERLOT
07/24/17 CABMERLOT

Currently a 6 gal carboy contains a sauvignon blanc and another a pinot gris. Most are made from 6 gallon pail kits. I try to keep reds two years, whites 9 - 12 months before opening. Life is good. Next up will be two batches of blended reds.

 

[iridium]

Just started my journey:

Made and bottled:
1 gallon pinot gris kit
1 gallon cabernet sauvignon kit (aged in oak barrel)
1 gallon shiraz kit (aged in oak barrel)
1 gallon peach wine (experiment, learned a lot, not drinkable)

Aging:
5 gallons pinot gris
1 gallon blackberry
1 gallon green apple reisling
2 gallons apple wine

 

[lilvixen]

(Unable to edit old post.)

I'm new to the party but gaining speed:

Made and gone
- WE World Vineyard Trinty Red (May 2016)
- CC Sterling Sauvignon Blanc (Jun 2016)
- CC Sterling Malbec (Aug 2016)

In the "one bottle a month" rotation
- RJS En Primeur Italian Super Tuscan (Jul 2016)
- Peach Wine from my own little peach tree (Aug 2016)
- WE Selection Luna Bianca (Dec 2016)
- WE Eclipse Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon (Dec 2016)
- CC Showcase Chilean Carménère (Jan 2017)
- CC Sterling Pinot Grigio (May 2017)
- CC Passport Kookaburra Red (May 2017)

Bottle aging
- CC Showcase Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel (July 2017) (Extended Maceration)
- WE LE16 Milagro (Sep 2017)

Bulk aging
- CC Showcase Walla Walla Cabernet Merlot (Sep 2017) (Extended Maceration)

Fermenting
- CC Sterling Merlot (Apr 2018)
- WE Eclipse Stag's Leap Merlot (May 2018) (Extended Maceration)

On deck
- RJS En Primeur Chilean Malbec
- RJS RQ18 Eminence Spanish Tempranillo

 

[jgmann67]

Same problem - can't edit.

My list has grown a bit in four years since I started this journey.

RJS:

Cellar Classic Australian Cabernet - gone.
EP Pinot Noir - bottled and aging.
RQ French Cab - bottled and aging.
RQ French Merlot - bulk aging.


Master Vintner:

Limited Release Cherie Merlot - bulk aging.


Winexpert

Mist:

Peach Apricot Chard - bottled and gone.
Strawberry Watermelon Shiraz - bottled and gone.
Raspberry Dragonfruit Shiraz - bottled and drinking.

Selection:

Australian Chard - gone. Bronze medal in the Great White Wine Competition
Enigma - bottled and not drinking as well as I hoped. Much much better with some decanting.
(2) Amarone w/skins - current batch in bulk aging.
Malbec w/skins - almost gone.
(3) Luna Bianca - second batch bottled and tasting great. Third in bulk aging.
Brunello - still in the box.

LE:

14 Super Tuscan - gone. One of two disappointments
15 Fourtitude - almost gone.
Sauv Blanc Rose - gone.

Eclipse:

(2) Stags Leap Merlot - second go around is bottled and drinking well.
Lodi Cabernet - almost gone.
Old Vine Zin - almost gone.
Forza - a few bottles left. Gold medal and best in show at the Big and Bold.
Bravado - aging in bottles.
Nebbiolo - bottled and aging.


Fresh:

Lanza Suisun Valley, CA

Petit Sirah - bottled and aging.
Zin/PS Blend - bottled and aging.
Cab, Merlot and PV - MLF and aging.
Cali Chardonnay juice bucket - bottled and drinking nicely.



Been a while since I updated. Looks like I'm averaging about 50 gallons a year.

 

[merrickwine]

 

[merrickwine]

The first one is a zinfandel I had made about a year ago and just got around to bottling it. The second one is a pinot grigio made about the same time these were made from grapes

 

[Pistol Bill]

I am new to wine making. I figured since I have hundred of wild Huckleberries on my property, I may as well give wine making a go. Last fall 2017 I made 5 gallons of huckleberry wine. Ended up with 13.7 % alcohol with a great Huckleberry taste. Friends that I had thought rotated out of our lives, magically re-appeared. Needless to say, bottles vanished before years end. However, I did rat hole 2 bottles to see what a year of aging will do. I Just got done with 6 gallons of WE Pino Noir. Turned out great with alcohol at 14.1%. This fall I will pick enough berries for 3 batches

 

[Chilkat]

In primary;
5 Gallons of Mixed Berry (Blackberry, Raspberry, Blueberry)
3 Gallons of Raw Unfiltered Honey. Mead

Done and gone:
1 Gallon of Rocket Fuel Mead. First batch of mead ever.
1 Gallon of Soapberry Wine.
5 Gallons of Raspberry Amber Ale
5 Gallons of Chocolate Coffee Porter
5 Gallons of Stout
3 Gallons of Zinfandel

Love fermenting foods too.

I've made ten gallons of kimchi every two months for the last two years.
Have sourdough starter in my fridge that's 3 years old.
Pickled 40 pounds of Hatch Green Chilies

 

[Bplewniak]

New to the game.

First born:
Rjs- cru international merlot 12L (bottled at 6 months and half gone now nearing 12 months)

White-
WE Eclipse Sonoma dry creek valley Chardonnay- at 10 months and a little sharp. I wish I added some oak to this kit. I may drop a few cubes in screw top bottles that I have.

WE Eclipse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc- drinking very well at 10 months. I’ll be reordering this one to keep in rotation.

Red-

WE Eclipse Forza- aging - extended maceration.
WE Eclipse Lodi ranch cab- aging
We international selection amarone- aging
WE Eclipse stags leap merlot - aging -extended maceration
WE Eclipse Sonoma valley Pinot noir - aging

Fermentation-

WE Eclipse Nebbiolo- extended maceration.