Mellow Mother Nature; Wine Dreams and Random Funnies: Random Tuesday Thoughts
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Mellow Mother Nature; Wine Dreams and Random Funnies: Random Tuesday Thoughts

Mother Nature finally shelved her April Fool’s tricks and kept snow out of the equation last week, thankfully. We did get our fair share of ‘typical’ rain, with some crazy hail moments as well. Apparently the sound of hail on the roof made Reddington a bit nervous – he was hiding in corners and keeping…

Home Winemaking – ‘Z’ for Zymology, Zest and Zinfandel! Wrapping up the #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘Z’ for Zymology, Zest and Zinfandel! Wrapping up the #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. We’re wrapping up this A-Z Challenge with the letter “Z” of course! So let’s talk about Zymology, Zest, and Zinfandel! Zymology: The science of fermentation. We’ve already…

Home Winemaking – ‘Y’ for Yeast #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘Y’ for Yeast #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “Y“… we’re going to talk about Yeast! Yeast is the most critical ingredient in the wine making process. When you pick a wine…

Home Winemaking – ‘X’ for…. X Marks the Spot? #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘X’ for…. X Marks the Spot? #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “X“… man, I have searched high and low to find a winemaking term or something – anything – that starts with ‘X’,…

Home Winemaking – ‘W’ for Wine, Water, Wood and more! #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘W’ for Wine, Water, Wood and more! #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “W“, so let’s have fun! Can’t do “W” without Wine, right? Wine is, of course, a popular and important beverage that accompanies and enhances…

Home Winemaking – ‘V’ for Verjus #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘V’ for Verjus #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “V”, so we’ll talk about Verjus. You know the old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?” Well, when life gives you…

Home Winemaking – ‘U’ for Ullage #AtoZChallenge
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Home Winemaking – ‘U’ for Ullage #AtoZChallenge

Welcome to the World of Winemaking! I’m having fun alphabetizing the home winemaking process – you can find the links to the other letters at the end of this post. Today’s letter is “U”, so we’ll talk about Ullage. Ullage is also known as headspace, the unfilled space in a wine bottle, barrel, or tank. Derived…