What R you doing today?

[the_rayway]

Scored in wine kits for my brother's wedding! Cellar Craft Sterling Cabernet was on clearance at the LHBS for $51! We really like this wine and I've got just enough time to age it before next summer.

Also brought in our Christmas trees from the snow to thaw out. I may have gone slightly overboard with the big tree...the little guy that we hang from the ceiling is perfect though

 

[Boatboy24]

Various errands, went for a trail run and now watching "Elf" with the kiddos.

 

[vernsgal]

That tree looks awesome Raylene.

I finished decorating our tree and got most of the house ornaments done today.
Have to say "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"

 

[Julie]

Didn't get my tree up but got all my other decorations up, I'll set up the tree tomorrow, go to my granddaughter's 1st birthday I the afternoon and my husband and I will decorate when we get home.

 

[Hokapsig]

Racked the Green Apple Riesling, Cranberry Pomegranate and Orange Pineapple Muscato. Bottled a 5 gallon batch of Skeeter Pee and have another one fermenting.....

 

[reefman]

Various errands, went for a trail run and now watching "Elf" with the kiddos.

Elf is one of my favorite movies to watch with the Grand-kids.

 

[vernsgal]

Didn't get my tree up but got all my other decorations up, I'll set up the tree tomorrow, go to my granddaughter's 1st birthday I the afternoon and my husband and I will decorate when we get home.

Does your husband help you with the tree decorating? My kids used to help with it but since the youngest moved out a few years back I've had to do it myself. In fact, hubby here doesn't help with any of the indoor decorating.
(and very little outdoor this year )

 

[Julie]

I put the lights and garland on and he helps with the ornaments. LOL, I quite decorating outside a couple of years ago.

 

[ffemt128]

Yesterday I cleaned a sink full of bottles and got them packed up in empty cases. Have another sink full waiting. I did start a batch of Original Skeeter Pee on Friday evening. I figured I needed to get started on the Pee for summer. I think this, a batch of Cranberry Lime and one other should do for summer. I have 3 grown children who love the stuff.

 

[Boatboy24]

Racking and stabilizing the Amador Old Vine Zin. And since it'll be 60 degrees this afternoon, I'll give the lawn one last mow and put up the outdoor decorations.

 

[Hokapsig]

We will be returning the girl back to college, and the boy and I have to fix the siding from the recent windstorm. If time permits, I need to do my backsweetening on the Cranberry Pomegranate and bench test the Pineapple Orange Muscato.

 

[Hokapsig]

working on the basement to arrange for the wine tanks to show up. lots of cleaning and going through stuff....

 

[ffemt128]

working on the basement to arrange for the wine tanks to show up. lots of cleaning and going through stuff....

Did the Mrs change her mind?

 

[GreginND]

Picking up some new VC tanks this morning. Just in time. I have 150 gallons of wine just finishing in the primary ready to go into them.


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[sour_grapes]

It will be above freezing today, so the missus and I are planning to go on a long walk. Maybe at a state park, maybe on the Ice Age Trail.

Later, I plan to rack my Amarone di Beppe into secondary and apply Joeswine's tweaks! (Tannins and currants.)

 

[GreginND]

Cleaning and setting up my new tanks today. Need to rack my aornia and rhubarb wines into them.

 

[Hokapsig]

Did the Mrs change her mind?

She's begrudgingly accepting her fate. Besides, I'm cleaning out the basement so I'm earning a few points. I was told this will be my Christmas, birthday, anniversary and father's day presents for the next decade.

 

[Runningwolf]

It's quite evident then that she is not aware of the fact with all those tanks in your basement you will not be able to live in your house during fermentation.

 

[Thig]

Bottled a small batch of Blueberry and Black Currant, racked 6 other batches, busy day so far.

 

[Boatboy24]

Bad news: Youngest woke up with a bit of a stomach bug. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the 6 Oreos, candy, gum and cake he ate while we were out at a friend's house last night. I think that's the last time he'll gorge on sweets without asking Mom and Dad first. Older brother asked and had more controlled amounts - he's fine today. Go figure. As a result, we couldn't go to church and have lunch with friends at a local brew pub, like we planned.

Good news: we are home instead of running around. I racked and stabilized 11 gallons of OVZ (Amador Gold grapes), racked 6 gallons of Viognier (Chilean juice bucket) and 6 gallons of RJS Winery Series Super Tuscan (from primary to secondary). I also topped up the barrels and did a fair amount of QA sampling in the process. I'm thrilled with everything I sampled, with the possible exception of the Zin. It is a little thin, which may be due to the super high SG and my having to dilute with acidulated water. Otherwise, the flavors are great. I'm tempted to save off a gallon of last year's Amador Petit Sirah (which I'll bottle in the next week or two) and blend it with the Zin.