What's in your glass tonight?

[Boatboy24]

Anyone tried the Vermentino lately?
I think this wine is getting there and has improved.

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Just opened one. My cold has dulled my senses a bit, but it is crisp, dry and enjoyable.

 

[geek]

My petite Syrah

 

[geek]

Just opened one. My cold has dulled my senses a bit, but it is crisp, dry and enjoyable.

I am surprised as I think that wine is mellowing nicely, let’s see in a few more months.

 

[Boatboy24]

I am surprised as I think that wine is mellowing nicely, let’s see in a few more months.

I thought so too. It's nice. I suspect it will be popular with my palate this summer.

 

[geek]

Happy Easter [emoji214]

 

[ibglowin]

 

[crooked cork]

Went to the neighbors for dinner and had Blue Bell,Concord,Rhubarb and Rasberry a bottle of each.

 

[geek]

Dry with hints of dark chocolate

 

[jgmann67]

Easter was a good day for the home winemaker.

We had the Raspberry Dragonfruit Shiraz with some appetizers early in the day (a real crowd pleaser). Then, we opened an LE Fourtitude for dinner (aging well).

 

[jgmann67]

Tonight my wife said to get a bottle from downstairs, so up come a Wineexpert Bravado. These are starting to turn out really nice. I don't have my notes here, but they are probably about a year old.

Every time I’m in the basement, I look at my Bravado. It’s about a year and a half old now (turns 2 in Sept I believe). I fight the urge to pull a cork because I split this batch with my brother. Only 11 bottles left.

 

[cmason1957]

Every time I’m in the basement, I look at my Bravado. It’s about a year and a half old now (turns 2 in Sept I believe). I fight the urge to pull a cork because I split this batch with my brother. Only 11 bottles left.

I understand why there was a guy in the wine club I am a member of, who always made three of every kit that he ever made. It seems expensive. But with 90 bottles, it sure is easy to enjoy one any time you want to.

 

[mainshipfred]

I understand why there was a guy in the wine club I am a member of, who always made three of every kit that he ever made. It seems expensive. But with 90 bottles, it sure is easy to enjoy one any time you want to.

With 1000 bottles of wine in your cellar I think you might be that guy. LOL!

 

[Ajmassa]

Every time I’m in the basement, I look at my Bravado. It’s about a year and a half old now (turns 2 in Sept I believe). I fight the urge to pull a cork because I split this batch with my brother. Only 11 bottles left.

My last taste was around Christmas I think. But recently my better half took it upon herself to pop open a 375mL. She had a glass right away and saved the rest for me. But another sip 2 hours later led to me coming home to an empty bottle.
FWIW she said there was a very significant improvement even from months 12 to 15.

 

[cmason1957]

With 1000 bottles of wine in your cellar I think you might be that guy. LOL!

Nope, I just have made about 150 gallons per year for three years. This year, I'm scaling way back, since I could skip about 4 years and still not run out of wine. Although last time I made Amarone, I did make two kits of it at the same time. and I generally do 300-400 pounds of grapes. My wife was impressed, the local fruit stand called and had blueberries and strawberries that they wanted to unload for cheap, cheap and I declined them. Probably not doing any fruit wines this year.

And I say all this with a straight face, knowing I just ordered four chilean juice buckets (Cab/Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel that will be blended in some way shape or form, maybe field) and a pinot Noir bucket.

 

[jgmann67]

I understand why there was a guy in the wine club I am a member of, who always made three of every kit that he ever made. It seems expensive. But with 90 bottles, it sure is easy to enjoy one any time you want to.

I wish I had those kind of resources.

 

[ceeaton]

I wish I had those kind of resources.

Jim, it's all about priorities! Skip a meal or two a week, you'll have those three kits before you know it.

 

[cmason1957]

I wish I had those kind of resources.

It helps that I no longer have anyone on the payroll here, except wife and me. It sure makes the money go a whole bunch further.

 

[Boatboy24]

My 2015 Petite Sirah from Lanza grapes. Wow, this is a monster. A dark, dry, delicious monster.

 

[geek]

My 2015 Petite Sirah from Lanza grapes. Wow, this is a monster. A dark, dry, delicious monster.

Sounds like my PS, maybe the darkest wine, period.

 

[cmason1957]

In honor of my next two kits that are supposed to show up tomorrow, I am drinking an En Primear Winery Series Italian Style Amarone. And those two kits, two more of the same. I ordered these back around Christmas time, when finevinewines had a pretty good sale on. They have been out of stock until now.