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This site is to pass on what I am doing in home winemaking, and how you can do it too! Where possible I will place worthwhile references under the links heading.

I enjoy making wine and getting recognition for it, so will continue

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Above oicture is of my awards and some of the wines.

2023 is behind us and 2024 is here.  Completed bottling on 31 May 2024.

 

CRUSH 2024 is here!

2024 is a Chardonnay year, and I got my wine must from Delta Packing again!  Easy and simple.

10 March 2025

In early February I bottled the tawney Port Style at 20% ABV.

On 19 February I racked to clean carboys and removed the oak and glass balls.  Had a large amount of tartaric crystals in the bottom of each carboy.

Checked the chemistry and got yhe following:

Carboy	1	2	3
pH	4.4	4.3	4.3
SO2 ppm	10	10	10

To each added:

Tartaric Acid     4 tablespoons
K2S2O5             0.5 teaspoons
K-sorbate         3.4 grams

On 20 February noticed a large amount pf solids on the bottom, so racked to clean carboys again.

On 10 March I bottled 5.5 cases at 13.1% ABV.  Samoled a partial bottle that night, and think that this is going to be a good vintage.

 

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My Wine - outlines what I have been doing with my home winemaking. Click Here

Wine 101 - is an introduction to Home Winemaking for the beginner. Updated and added a new section on working with grapes. Click Here

Links - provide special links to other sites of interest. Click Here

Special Topics - are discussions of topics related to wine making and other topics.  Click Here

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Or my excursion into winemaking

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