If you are interested in getting a book on wine making, I recommend The Joy of Home Wine Making. This is the book I reference when I have questions.

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 gallon carboy. This leaves me with 1 gallon extra. I decided to make a second [...]

September 29th, 2011 | Category: Wine Log, Wine Making | Comments are closed

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 readings again. The PA readings ranged from 0-6% and acidity was higher in all the [...]

September 22nd, 2011 | Category: Wine Log | Comments are closed

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 what didn’t, you can improve the quality of your wine. The second reason is for [...]

September 12th, 2011 | Category: Wine Log | Comments are closed