Who else makes Wine? - Page 2

kenstogie · 07-01-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FriendlyMan

Never tried cider, but if you enjoy it and your happy with the out come? then I think thats what counts.

Mostly I brew beer but the girl I was seeing liked cider sooooooo.... It did turn out well and asctually gwts better with age.
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bigswol2 · 07-01-2010, 01:23 PM

I have an really good dry plum wine bulk aging in a carboy right now!!

FriendlyMan · 07-01-2010, 01:37 PM

I usaly make Grape wine. But last Summer I had to try some thing new, so I
picked up Blueberries at Costco and made 3 gallons of wine with that and let it go dry. It's almost a year old now and I didnt even taste it yet. I better go get to it

I hope its good. As I mentioned before I'm a member on the site www.winepress.us you have a lot of profestional and profestional home wine makers who make wine who are so glad they can help some else make wine. Just like this site with Cigars

The there is a Guy Jack keller he is a wine judge in TX he makes wine from almost anything that grows.
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/

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Originally Posted by bigswol2

I have an really good dry plum wine bulk aging in a carboy right now!!

bigswol2 · 07-01-2010, 01:43 PM

I'm a member there too. Infact it was there that I caught the bug.

FriendlyMan · 07-01-2010, 02:53 PM

Yep, I do agree with you on that, it is another hobby that can get really out of control.

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Originally Posted by bigswol2

I'm a member there too. Infact it was there that I caught the bug.

Mark C · 07-03-2010, 07:48 PM

I've made a batch a year since '07 I think. Some Chilean grape, some California, some local Maryland grape. My best was a Maryland Traminette, a hybrid of Gewurtztraminer and Seyval- it grows on the east cost like a Seyval but has most of the flavor characteristics of the Gewurtz. I fermented dry and then sweetened it a touch with some juice I had set aside. Came out great. Much better than a commercial winery on the other end of the state that bought the same grapes from the same vineyard I did.

Before you ask, I just assumed it was dry because there wasn't nearly enough sugar in the wine to kill the yeast I used and the fermentation stopped on it's own (before I killed the bugs with sorbate). That's good enough for me

I'm a member of winepress also, though I haven't been on in awhile. My family got bigger so my budget got smaller, I make beer now instead

07-01-2010, 01:23 PM	#22
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07-01-2010, 01:43 PM	#24
bigswol2 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 534 Trading: (7)	Re: Who else makes Wine? I'm a member there too. Infact it was there that I caught the bug.

07-03-2010, 07:48 PM	#26
Mark C Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 674 Trading: (4)	Re: Who else makes Wine? I've made a batch a year since '07 I think. Some Chilean grape, some California, some local Maryland grape. My best was a Maryland Traminette, a hybrid of Gewurtztraminer and Seyval- it grows on the east cost like a Seyval but has most of the flavor characteristics of the Gewurtz. I fermented dry and then sweetened it a touch with some juice I had set aside. Came out great. Much better than a commercial winery on the other end of the state that bought the same grapes from the same vineyard I did. Before you ask, I just assumed it was dry because there wasn't nearly enough sugar in the wine to kill the yeast I used and the fermentation stopped on it's own (before I killed the bugs with sorbate). That's good enough for me I'm a member of winepress also, though I haven't been on in awhile. My family got bigger so my budget got smaller, I make beer now instead