What R you doing today?

[shoebiedoo]

The health bug bit me in the rear. But hey, that's partly why I got back inti wine making . But a fresh start is always geed eh? Hope your weekend is great!

 

[sly22guy]

Im back! Ive been on the shelf aging for a while, like my wine. Last year was a busy year for me. I have a not so new daughter Aubrie (9 months old). On the up side my blueberry/pom aged for a year and turned out amazing! The peach finally cleared and tastes wonderful. My apple is still aging. Im ready to start some new batches. Unfortunetly i missed the wine makers convention right down the street from me this week, of course i was sick!

 

[Runningwolf]

Shoe I hope things are better now! Sly good to see you back.

 

[Julie]

Im back! Ive been on the shelf aging for a while, like my wine. Last year was a busy year for me. I have a not so new daughter Aubrie (9 months old). On the up side my blueberry/pom aged for a year and turned out amazing! The peach finally cleared and tastes wonderful. My apple is still aging. Im ready to start some new batches. Unfortunetly i missed the wine makers convention right down the street from me this week, of course i was sick!

Welcome back, you have some major catching up to do, I would suggest you start another blue/pom right away, that stuff just does not last long.

 

[shoebiedoo]

OK, one thing I don't like about the android app, I can't are where people are from. Slyguy, if you're near Youngstown Oh on the 31st. You're required to be a L'uva Bella for a get together

 

[shoebiedoo]

So first rotation back flying and I find myself in Oakland CA and have nothing to do tomorrow...Hmmmm. so I'm on my evening jog think to myself, a Harley trip to Sonoma county would be fun! So, anyone want to guess what's 3 doors down from my hotel? Yup a Harley dealership . So barring any last minute flights comming up, I'm touring Sonoma...any suggestions?

 

[SarahRides]

So first rotation back flying and I find myself in Oakland CA and have nothing to do tomorrow...Hmmmm. so I'm on my evening jog think to myself, a Harley trip to Sonoma county would be fun! So, anyone want to guess what's 3 doors down from my hotel? Yup a Harley dealership . So barring any last minute flights comming up, I'm touring Sonoma...any suggestions?

That sounds fantastic! My husband and I were out there years ago, and I just kept thinking about how wonderful it would be to just ride around the vineyards on a bike! Go for it! We went to several wineries. One of which was Red Truck (which was fun and beautiful) as well as Valley of the Moon (also beautiful). We went to a few small very small wineries as well, but I can't remember the names of them. Have fun!

 

[jeepingchick]

BOOOO That's no good!!! Glad u got ur wings back! Have fun on that ride!
this girl has never been on a bike

The health bug bit me in the rear. But hey, that's partly why I got back inti wine making . But a fresh start is always geed eh? Hope your weekend is great!

 

[Wade E]

Trying to figure out this new phone! Just got my new Samsung Skyrocket and man is it fast!

 

[Runningwolf]

Dumped 23 bottles of Red Plum I bottled last summer into a carboy. Not happy with it as it's high in acid. I added one pound of sugar to take it from 1.01 to 1.02. Next I pulled two carboys out of the freezer (seyval and Marquis) and immediately racked off of the sediment and tartrates. Tomorrow I hope to come up with a decent blend using part of those two along with the Plum and also a red raspberry. The good news is I'll be bottling back into bottles that are all ready labeled.

 

[Flem]

Leaving for Florida next week so I filtered a Pinot Noir and racked my Blackberry Merlot and Chardonnay.

 

[jeepingchick]

I wanna go to the Philly Flower show today, but my friends plans changed unexpectedly, wich means she can't go with me. UGH! I think since I got child care already worked out I will go alone, but not nearly as fun!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!!!

 

[SarahRides]

I have had a pretty exciting weekend..........

Just bought a new-to-me car yesterday! It's a 2011 Ford Escape (decided to trade in my old car after some pricey repairs) with 18,000 miles on it, so it is practically new at a great price.

My in-laws are coming over today to finish up installation of my new utility sink

Then afterwards I'm going to borrow their taste buds for a little while to help me backsweeten some of my fruit wines from last summer so that I can bottle them in time for Easter.

 

[Flem]

Gonna' be a beautiful day today. I think I'll go out and do a little yard work.

 

[ffemt128]

Leaving for Florida next week so I filtered a Pinot Noir and racked my Blackberry Merlot and Chardonnay.

Was that the Pinot Noir from Luva Bella fall juices? I sampled some of mine last week and it's great.

I back sweetened my Niagra and Concord from Presque Isle winery this morning. I took the Concord to 1.008 and the Niagra to 1.007 for now. Bot taste pretty good at this early age. I wanted to start low knowing I could always increase sugar. I still have 1.5 liters of the Niagra and 3 liters of the Concord not sweetened at all if I need to adjust downward based on bosses sugestions. I'll probably take the 3 liters and blend it with my catawba. We experimented with the blend when we were back sweetening the Catawba and it was pretty good.

 

[Runningwolf]

Doug try a bench test of Niagara/concord at a 50/50 ratio. I did this last year and it went over very well.

 

[jeepingchick]

Lovely day at the flower show, got me 8 new violets and 1 mini rose and 2 pair earrings SOOOOOO Happy with my haul... just wish i had someone elses credit card so I could have bought more LMAO!

 

[Loren]

Been tearing out the particle board flooring in the mobile home we live in. Putting down plywood and laminate, have about three hours left. This is really hard on a 73 year old. Then I get to paint the living room, dining room and kitchen. The fish are getting a break now, but they best beware next week. Loren

 

[Flem]

Was that the Pinot Noir from Luva Bella fall juices? I sampled some of mine last week and it's great.

I back sweetened my Niagra and Concord from Presque Isle winery this morning. I took the Concord to 1.008 and the Niagra to 1.007 for now. Bot taste pretty good at this early age. I wanted to start low knowing I could always increase sugar. I still have 1.5 liters of the Niagra and 3 liters of the Concord not sweetened at all if I need to adjust downward based on bosses sugestions. I'll probably take the 3 liters and blend it with my catawba. We experimented with the blend when we were back sweetening the Catawba and it was pretty good.

Yes, Doug, it was a bucket from L'uva Bella I got last fall. I put 3 ounces of medium toast French oak cubes in it for about 6 weeks. I may bottle it tomorrow. I think it's going to be pretty good. We'll see!!

 

[Runningwolf]

I've been working on coming up with some blend combinations today with plum, crabapple, red raspberry along with a bunch of grape wines. I think I have some combos worked out and will start blending this wee with hopes of bottling over the weekend.

I checked out one blend I did a few weeks ago (crabapple/chardonnay) and POW what a bad bouquet. I took 4 100ml samples in glasses and performed a copper test. Sure enoung I had H2S and 2 drops of copper sulfate fixed it. Now I just need to figure the amount I need to add to a five gallon carboy.