Any wine makers out there?

[Steve c-MGRV]

I've been making wine for 19 years now. A rewarding hobby to say the least!! I wine tasting camp out would be a blast!!!

 

[Country Campers]

We did this a few years ago. Made a good grape wine from our grapes in the back yard. Tried elderberry , got vinegar. Made a strawberry that should have a bourbon label on it , it warms the whole way down.

Brian

 

[Steve c-MGRV]

Yup!!!! That's usually how it goes! I've made some good wines on my day. I've also thrown away a lot of CRAP ???

 

[nyfingerlakes]

We make our own wine from juice that we buy in the Finger Lakes area of NY. We have Traminette, Noiret and Dry Rose' made from Iona grapes. Took some to a recent GD owners "gathering" and those who tried it seemed to enjoy it as much as we do.

 

[Steve c-MGRV]

I make from juice as well. Hard to get good grapes in Ohio. I make a wide variety of reds, pinot noir, merlot and such. I also make chardonnay and dry riesling. I Keg my wine now and we laughed at the sight of 2 5 gallon kegs of wine in our camper. One red and one white. Hey, it was only a 2 week trip ����������

 

[kevinpo]

Funny you should start this thread I was just digging around in the storage room in the basement and found half a dozen bottles I made from grapes in our yard thirty years ago. Must've been some good stuff since I never tried again LOL and left those bottles untouched. Now just stick to brewing beer

Cheers,
Kevin

 

[nyfingerlakes]

I make from juice as well. Hard to get good grapes in Ohio. I make a wide variety of reds, pinot noir, merlot and such. I also make chardonnay and dry riesling. I Keg my wine now and we laughed at the sight of 2 5 gallon kegs of wine in our camper. One red and one white. Hey, it was only a 2 week trip ����������

We always take a few bottles with us when we head out. Camping without wine is just sitting in the woods.

 

[Houndbb]

We make our own wine from juice that we buy in the Finger Lakes area of NY. We have Traminette, Noiret and Dry Rose' made from Iona grapes. Took some to a recent GD owners "gathering" and those who tried it seemed to enjoy it as much as we do.

Yes, we did! All of them were lovely, Thank you.
N

 

[BRich61598]

Steve c,

My son got into wine making about four years ago. Up to this point I've been making wines from kit that I purchase from various suppliers, and have purchased my own American Oak barrel that I substitute for the oak chips they include in many of the kits. I have made about a dozen wines so far, and plan to expand deeper into the hobby now that I retired on March 1st of this year (2019). Too hot in Arkansas in the summer, so I limit my wine making to fall thru spring, trying to schedule it around our traveling in the rv, and visiting children and grandchildren.

 

[Steve c-MGRV]

One of the many things I like about wine making is the ability to out things off of you have too much going on. Secondary fermentation is about the only thing you cant put off. It's a procastinators dream LOL. I make from both kitsch and fresh juice. I get my kits from Label Peelers. Best prices I've seen. You do have to put the item in your basket before you see the low pricing though. It has to do with WinExperts price structure they make the stors follow. Been making wine for 10 years now. It was a goal to out make my consumption till I couldn't post drink anything until it was 2 years old ���� I moved into a new house last fall. I realized i had 27, 5 gallon kegs of wine. Time to slow down i guess lol

 

[BRich61598]

I'm still working toward getting my 2 yr old stock built up. I don't open any bottles until the one year point to try it, and set aside bottles labeled on the end with 2,3,4 & 5 years. It doesn't help that we enjoy a good glass of wine in the evening.

 

[Andi337RLS]

I have not, but I'm sure willing to be quality control for anyone who does!

Andi

 

[Dick Noble]

Once upon a time, I made wine out of choke cherries. Got it up to 16%! Also discovered that one should remove the stems or it tastes a bit "green".

 

[Steve c-MGRV]

16% WOWSA!!!!! STRONG STUFF [emoji485][emoji485]

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[Fourpells]

Guess I am spoiled. A friend owns an urban winery and we help there all the time from bringing the grapes down from Lodi, Paso Robles and a few other places....it is fun being in the vines at 0500 helping the pickers. Then the grapes make it to his winery and a group of “Crush Crew” members are waiting and they start the process. Of course after the tow we are handed a glass of wine right away. After dealing with all the traffic to San Diego it’s time for a glass. We usually bring back 8-10,000 pounds of fresh grapes. We have a great time helping out. I even got the God daughter there last weekend to help bottle 150 cases.

 

[Steve c-MGRV]

That would be so fun!!!!! I'd love to get involved with winemaking on the commercial side. We have a bunch of boutique wineries here in ohio, what a cool way to spend retirement.

 

[Tahoesnow]

This will be my first year making wine. Planted 42 Marquette vines three years ago, looking forward to harvest.

 

[Wineman700]

Lets make good wine

As you can see by my user name I have some interest. I have been making wine for about 25 years. I buy juice and also have a deal with my friends if they bring me fermentables I will make the wine and take half. In response to some of the problems in previous posts without going into lots of details sterility is a must!!! I clean my bottles with cmc or an iodophor and then run them through the dishwasher (no soap) on the "Sanitize" setting or on some washers it is heated dry. Appropriate yeast choice for the type of wine you are making is important to the result. DO not use bread yeast!!!!!!! for you vinegar folks make sure your yeast is fresh and the pitching rate is high enough. I would suggest if you haven't made wine before buy a quality kit like ones by "wine expert" and follow the directions. rack it when they say to because the spent yeast can give it some off flavors. Ferment in a cool dark place away from breezes traffic patterns in the house etc. Most of all Have FUN!

 

[wrp75_CO]

We make wine, but only from kits.

 

[Paul_Lori_Millie]

We drink wine, does that count?