In September I picked Marquette at @wood1954 ‘s place to practice while my own vineyard starts producing. Of course last fall I was also finishing the mother-in-law apartment… we moved her in one month ago. We pressed the grapes on September 27 and put 21 gallons of wine in the alcove in the basement. I was so busy and stressed that it was all I could do to check the airlocks a few times
Fast forward to TODAY. I spent 20 minutes moving boxes so I could get to the wine and finally racked it! I honestly wouldn’t have been surprised if I had to dump it all, but thank the gods, it was all fine! There was about 2” of lees on the bottom of every carboy. I was careful wile racking and only transferred a whisp of dead yeast… final yield was 18 gallons. No vinegar, rotten egg, or other off-flavors!
I am frankly amazed… this wine is very promising!
Fast forward to TODAY. I spent 20 minutes moving boxes so I could get to the wine and finally racked it! I honestly wouldn’t have been surprised if I had to dump it all, but thank the gods, it was all fine! There was about 2” of lees on the bottom of every carboy. I was careful wile racking and only transferred a whisp of dead yeast… final yield was 18 gallons. No vinegar, rotten egg, or other off-flavors!
I am frankly amazed… this wine is very promising!
