Wine Tonite!

Continuing on with the Wine Project, the fermentation came to a halt last Sunday and I racked the free-run and pressed juice to a glass carboy.  It was a tough decision because I was in what I felt was the danger zone between not being potentially dry (or all sugars fermented to alcohol) and the [...]

It’s day 2 of fermentation (day 4 of the whole operation), but who’s counting?  One of the main pointers I ever got about making wine at home is “BE PATIENT” which is very tough for me.  I am definitely an instant gratification kind of guy.  So, I waited patiently as my frozen cabernet sauvignon must [...]

Continuing my wine project, I am on day #2.  It’s taken that long just for the frozen must to thaw out and reach a temperature of 56 degrees fahrenheit.  Once it had thawed I added some sulfur dioxide to prevent oxidation as I waited for the must to reach optimal temperature for fermentation (~57-60 F [...]

A new wine project that I will be starting this weekend will be my first attempt at making my own wine at home.  “WHAT?!  Are you crazy?” you may ask.  There’s not enough time in the day to truly answer that question about my mental stability, however, in my ever-growing quest to learn more and [...]