Tuesday is here again – it’s one of my favorite days of the week, because it means I can bullshit with random and have coffee with my friends. Now if we could change it into wine with friends, that would … Continue reading
It was a dark and stormy night…wait, no it wasn’t! I had always been curious about how wine was made. Sure, I made all the fun winery trips when I used to live out in Seattle, and a ‘vacation’ was … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I posted the recipe and starting process of making Apple Wine from fresh apples. Today you get to seen the ‘next steps’ in that process, finally. This is when the fermenting started: This is the ‘must’ … Continue reading
Making Apple Wine from fresh apples can be labor-intensive, but the end result has been more than rewarding. Since Mother Nature messed with the production of apples on our apple tree this year, and my 5-on-1 apple tree is too … Continue reading
Mother Nature pulled a fast one on us this year, the cooler-than-normal summer didn’t bode well for the apples or grapes. Well, add to that the aggressive nature in which we hacked pruned the apple tree last fall quite possibly … Continue reading
Mother Nature threw a wrench in my plans of awesomeness this weekend of picking apples and grapes to make wine out of them, as well as putting up my fall decorations. We’re in the ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ mode on … Continue reading
Last week was the start to the Kit Wine, Spanish Tempranillo: Believe it or not, Step Two is even easier than Step One. The Primary Fermentation went off without a hitch, I checked the SG levels and since it was … Continue reading
