What R you doing today?

[jayhkr]

Just got back from the casino, didn't win, bud didn't lose either! Maybe tomorrow will be better. Also I'm on day 2 of my "Super-Sugar Method" wine. Stirred let be for the night. My very first batch I started is pretty well finished in secondary. Added some gelatin and sulphite crystals to aid in clarifying! Super excited about possibly bottling soon. Really hoping before Christmas as I would love to take a bottle over to the family and have the try it! Now I'm just sitting by a warm fire, watching a little TV and talking to you all!!

 

[Steve_M]

We have our Holiday IT department party today on deck;

Slowly cooking meatballs.
Guarding them


Merry Christmas!

Steve

 

[ffemt128]

Off work today, going to walk my daughter to school then come home and wrap presents. I have to go out and get my son and wife their gifts after wrapping is complete. Have to get that done while the little one is not around. If time permits I may try to do the 2nd racking of the PA juices in preparation for cold stabilization if it ever gets cold enough this winter to place them outside. LOL

 

[bakervinyard]

My son is home from grad school for the holiday, my daughter and her husband along with my grandson are also coming over tonight. My son is 26 and my daughter is 30 and they still decorate their own gingerbread houses. we started this when I owned my bakery 16 years ago. we would decorate the gingerbread houses for the store at night and I would set the kids up on a side bench and let them decorate their own.
Going to be working crazy hours next 3 days so I'll wish everyone on the forum Merry Christmas. Bakervinyard

 

[Boatboy24]

Half day today, just to clear up a few things and I'm now off until next Tuesday. Had lunch with a friend. Fish tacos and a couple margaritas went well with the balmy weather we're having. Then I cleaned and de-labeled some bottles in preparation to bottle the Shiraz-Viognier some time in the next few days. Watching Return of the Jedi tonight - final prep for going to see The Force Awakens tomorrow. I've now watched all original six in order over the last several days. It's kinda fun doing it that way.

 

[ffemt128]

Got a bottle oglf this last year when I bought my crusher....very good. Nice butter scotch flavor, good body" all around good wine ....

 

[ffemt128]

Zested and juiced 26 oranges for Mimosas on Christmas morning and will be making Orange Cello with the zest.

 

[Boatboy24]

Zested and juiced 26 oranges for Mimosas on Christmas morning and will be making Orange Cello with the zest.

Do you use grain alcohol for that, or vodka? VA outlawed the sale of grain earlier this year. I've got 1.5 bottles left and need to get to zesting.

 

[ffemt128]

Do you use grain alcohol for that, or vodka? VA outlawed the sale of grain earlier this year. I've got 1.5 bottles left and need to get to zesting.

I used 151 proof grain. I thought you could get the 190 in VA.

 

[Boatboy24]

I thought you could get the 190 in VA.

Not anymore. It's not illegal, but it is illegal to sell it. If I need more, I'll have to mail order.

 

[barbiek]

Some more of my 3 month racking everything is tasting good! Getting a slight buzz going

 

[sour_grapes]

I am going to briefly leave the country, then come back out on the "other side" tomorrow!

The bad part is, I won't be able to bring much wine with me as a result....

 

[wpt-me]

I am cleaning out the sleight ( read car ) to go south, With the family and grandchildrens gifts.

Bill

 

[wineforfun]

Going to bottle up some t'ej tonight. This one finished around 14% ABV, little more than I had hoped for. Added some coffee beans to it for a couple days so will see how it turns out. I really like making this t'ej and playing around with variations of it.

 

[ceeaton]

Picked up two Delmonico steaks at lunch today for tonight's dinner. They are currently marinating in my work fridge with some Montreal steak seasoning. Wifey and I are without children tonight (all night) for the first time since 2002 if I remember correctly (trip to Las Vegas).

Hoping for the rain to get on out of here so I can grill them over some charcoal. Baked potato and a boring vege since I am not going back to the store until after Christmas...those poeple in there are nuts today.

Also picked up a cheap bottle of Bogle Pinot Noir to try with the steaks. I hate to say it but I've never had a Pinot Noir before, so hopefully it will pair okay (have a bottle of Cab Sauv on standby).

 

[ffemt128]

Did the dishes, straightened up the house somewhat for Christmas and ran to Kavic Winery for a couple of bottles of wine to have with Christmas lunch at my Sister in Law's house. Always enjoy talking with Dr. Kavic and his wife. Great people. Glad we were neighbors and still friends..

 

[Matty_Kay]

Making homemade chicken soup and then taking the family down to Heinz Hall for a production of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

 

[cmason1957]

My local fruit stand closes from Christmas until Feb. 1. They always have a huge sale on the closing day. I may have gone over board. 4 cases of strawberries, a case of bananas and one of grapefruit, plus three bushels of different types of apples. My freezer is very full now.

 

[jayhkr]

Going to bottle up some t'ej tonight. This one finished around 14% ABV, little more than I had hoped for. Added some coffee beans to it for a couple days so will see how it turns out. I really like making this t'ej and playing around with variations of it.

I gotta ask, what do the beans do?

 

[Boatboy24]

My local fruit stand closes from Christmas until Feb. 1. They always have a huge sale on the closing day. I may have gone over board. 4 cases of strawberries, a case of bananas and one of grapefruit, plus three bushels of different types of apples. My freezer is very full now.

I won't even ask what you're going to do with all those strawberries...