I’ve decided that on Sundays I’m not going to post anything new. Well, after today that is. Because everyone needs a break, including you who probably curse me under your breath when you get behind and find that I haven’t … 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
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
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
A couple of weeks ago I posted about Kit Wine…well, this week the moment you’ve been waiting for… Today we’re going to make the Spanish Tempranillo: The beauty of Kit Wine is that it’s easy, and most of them contain … Continue reading
I know some of you were expecting this week’s post to see the wine kit ‘in action’, but last week was ‘one of those weeks’ and I didn’t get a chance to get that started. But since Hovering Hubby is … Continue reading