Everyone knows that good grapes make world-class wine. Hence the need to make sure the type of grapevines I’ve been planting in our Back 40 are superior quality. I’ve also found in recent years that the quality of the kit wines has improved greatly – enabling someone who makes their own wine to expand their…
Last week I wrote about why I make homemade wine. This week I’ll start the ‘how‘ portion of it. Ready? Got your notebooks handy? Actually, it might be easier just to bookmark or print this out – much easier on you. This part might be a little boring or confusing to some, but trust me,…
Some of you were intrigued by my Princess Nagger Wine & Gifts site – and the fact that I make my own wine. So I thought I’d start a series of posts since it’s getting to be the time of year that I’ll be pulling apples off the tree to make my specialty Apple Wine that…
Jen over at Sprite’s Keeper is brilliant with her Spin Cycle ideas each week. I’ve only participated a few times in the past, but have been wanting to join in the fun for some time, and this week she made it extra easy for everyone to do so. This week’s Spin Cycle is Recycle –…
What a crazy busy week it’s been! My sinus infection is officially on its way out, and I’ve not been getting stuff done around the house. Yes, I said not. But C’est la vie – there’s always next week. Meanwhile this weekend has been jam packed with all things wine. In case you missed Friday’s…
Fruit Flies are annoying! Seriously, they’re teeny tiny, and appear completely out of nowhere! Today I finally bottled my Apple Wine that I’ve been bulk aging for the past year (turned out excellent, even Hovering Hubby likes it and he’s not a wine drinker…) and you would have thought I had sent out an engraved…
You ever have one of those days where you have no energy and really no interest to do anything at all? Me too…that happened yesterday, the day after we spent several hours picking grapes (and I decided to go aggressive and prune the vines even though they aren’t dormant yet…I’ve read online that it can…
