Monthly Archives: September 2011
Elderberry Valpolicello Wine Recipe
Last week I mentioned that I had a special recipe I was going to use with the last gallon of Valpolicello wine. After making the 6 gallon batch of wine from fresh juice, I rack the wine into a 5 … Continue reading
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Wine Log Series – Luva Bella Fall Juice – 9-15-2011
Welcome to the second update of my Wine Log Series – Luva Bella Fall Juice. In the previous post I took the initial readings and started the fermentation. I let the wine ferment for 1 week, then I checked the … Continue reading
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Wine Log Series – Luva Bella Fall Juice
Every wine maker should take good notes when they make wine. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, taking good notes will help you improve your wine making skills. By being able to reference what worked well and … Continue reading
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Basic Wine Making: Sanitiation in Winemaking
It has been awhile since my last post, so I decided to do a series on Basic Wine Making. I teach a wine making class here in Portersville, but for those of you who could not make it, I am … Continue reading
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