What R you doing today?

[vernsgal]

Today was step one of making grape jelly.Our youngest gave us 10 gal.of concord grapes for babysitting while they were away this past week.Got 3 1/4 gal grape juice. Tomorrow is jelly making time. (sometimes I use fruit for things other than wine!lol)

 

[Boatboy24]

Off to pick Dad up in about ten minutes. I'm calling today his 'Practice Crush'. Of the 4 varietals we ordered, only the Zin is in today. It was crushed and sulfited for us yesterday. So all we have to do today is pick it up, get it home, take the necessary measurements and wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow, he'll come over when we'll retest, pitch the yeast, bottle the 2015 blends and sample the leftovers. Yes, I'll make sure there are some leftovers.

 

[bkisel]

Will be meeting some friends @ a winery up by Seneca Lake in NY.

John and Kathy moved to CT a few years ago, we met and became friends in spite of our age difference. We moved to PA last year and they [back] to NY this year. We'll be meeting @ Glenora Wine Cellars which is about an hour and 20 minutes drive for each of us.

Will be checking out Fulkerson Winery which offers juice for sale.

For those of you who might not know the Finger Lakes Region of NY is the home to many vineyards and wineries. Looking at just Seneca Lake alone I count over two dozen vineyards.

Will be leaving in about an hour or so...

 

[Hokapsig]

off to sell at our alma mater. Bottled 7 cases of pee yesterday (2 and a half twice because I forgot to backsweeten the pee before bottling).

 

[ceeaton]

Bottled a batch of Raspberry wine (in about an hour, cleanup and breakfast making included), now off to yet another funeral. Plan on degassing and bottling a batch of blueberry this afternoon. Then search for my next degassing victim, probably the Dornfelder or Brunello. Tomorrow morning head to Harford for some Zin grapes and juice buckets, then a meet up in Carlisle with my older brother to give him his buckets and do a little review, since he's never done a bucket before (easier than a kit in my past experiences). Then home to play with my grapes (wine grapes).

 

[Enologo]

Been crazy busy at work so I haven't been on for awhile but last week bottled my Pinot Grigio. This weekend picked up 4 pails and a lug of Petite Syrah. Pitched on Sunday woo hoo of to the races.

 

[Hokapsig]

dropped off some wine and stopped by ffemt's wine cellar to press off 3 buckets of crab apples which gave us about 7 gallons of juice.

racked another 6 gallons of pee and started another batch to take its place. I'll go to pick up another 38 cases of glass for bottling the pee tomorrow/

 

[Enologo]

Wow! Fermentation seemed to go really quick this go round only three day so last night pressed and racked using the old bucket press.

 

[ceeaton]

Today is a good day! Get to take a ride with @jgmann67 to get some Petite Sirah, hopefully run into @Boatboy24 and maybe some others at Harford Vineyards. Run back up, get jg's grapes into his wine room, head home to rack two juice buckets, bottle a batch of blueberry, figure out how far along my Lanza Zin batch is (starting to taste some alcohol, finally), harvest the lawn (getting kinda high) and find something to grill on charcoal. Oh, and maybe have a beer or two with my wife, which will end up being a bottle of wine, maybe the Chardonel from last fall.

 

[jgmann67]

Today is a good day! Get to take a ride with @jgmann67 to get some Petite Sirah, hopefully run into @Boatboy24 and maybe some others at Harford Vineyards. Run back up, get jg's grapes into his wine room, head home to rack two juice buckets, bottle a batch of blueberry, figure out how far along my Lanza Zin batch is (starting to taste some alcohol, finally), harvest the lawn (getting kinda high) and find something to grill on charcoal. Oh, and maybe have a beer or two with my wife, which will end up being a bottle of wine, maybe the Chardonel from last fall.

And go grocery shopping.

 

[ceeaton]

And go grocery shopping.

Did that, now heading to get gas for the hay baler to do my back yard.

My basement is filled with kids, time to head outdoors where it is quiet and beautiful.

 

[Steve_M]

Spending day at Lime Rock Ferrari Challenge. I can dream!
Yep it's on the bucket list.

 

[Hokapsig]

prepping for tomorrow's wine show at the River's Casino in Pittsburgh. The Pee is still not clear enough to bottle even after 2 dosings of super kleer.....

 

[cmason1957]

Yesterday was harvest day at our friend's winery for their biggest crop Norton. We were amazed to get done. This year they only got 1.5 tons, normal is about 2-3. But it is great to say we are done.

 

[Boatboy24]

8.5 miles this morning. It hurt. Back from church, fed and getting ready to head down to the lab. Today, I'll be racking the Zin that was pressed yesterday, taking final measurements on the Cab and Petite Sirah, and pitching yeast. Then settling in to watch my Giants against the Redskins (DVR running).

 

[Elmer]

Brewed a big ABV- malty holiday ale!

 

[Steve_M]

A former company reunion earlier sauce on for tomorrow. Waiting for friend to get back from Giants game to rack the wine we pressed Thursday night and will start MLF.

 

[Boatboy24]

Stupid Giants...

 

[JohnT]

I am on my knees praying that the rain will blow out of here by Thursday. Got crush coming up and things will get very sloppy if the lawn does not dry out.

 

[Johnd]

Last full day of a business trip to the Lodging Conference at the Biltmore in Phoenix. Celebrating my 50th tonight with Mrs. Johnd and a couple of my employees at Steak 44 here in Phoenix, wonderful restaurant, seafood tower is to die for.
Incredible woman, brought pictures of my bday gifts on our trip, a Coravin wine system and a double magnum of 2002 Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 of 150. I've been eying that bottle in a local restaurant for the last year, just didn't want to spend the $$. Yum!!