Wine making & grape growing community forum with winemaking for sale classifieds. Winemaking forums for wine, wine making, grape growing, terroir, AVA, vineyards, cellars, cooking, wine travel. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:27:07 +0000 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:27:07 +0000 Winemaking Talk - Winemaking, Grape Growing & Vineyard Forum https://www.winemakingtalk.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:24:32 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/need-help-with-itasca-grape-wine-making.79321/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 79321 invalid@example.com (wood1954) wood1954 I harvested my itasca grapes today. I didn’t wait for them to all turn golden because I was seeing some rot. The ph is 3.26 and the SG is 1.095. The flesh of these grapes are very thick and gelatinous. They also have 4 seeds in each berry and average size is pretty small. After crushing and destemming the grapes I tried to press them and got very little juice. So right now I sulfited and added pectin enzyme. I’m hoping the enzyme will help extract more juice. Any body have experience with...

Read more]]> 10 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:11:23 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/post-a-meme-any-meme-no-politics.64837/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 64837 invalid@example.com (ibglowin) ibglowin Why not give all the funny meme's out there a place to reside here on WMT. Only hard rule is no political meme's of any nature.

]]> 24592 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:01:05 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/vineyard-blend-with-bm-4x4.80194/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80194 invalid@example.com (ChuckD) ChuckD I harvested most of my meager crop on Saturday.

Marquette, 12 gallons, brix 23.6
Frontenac, 3 gallons, brix 24.3
Brianna and Itasca, 3 gallons, brix 22.5

I decided to blend them all. I have about 15 gallons of must. I had some BM 4x4 yeast around so I made an overnight starter and inoculated last night. SG was 1.086 and it tastes great. Any thoughts on yeast nutrients?

The PP was only at 19.1 so I let them hang. Im guessing I’ll have about 5 gallons of must. I’ll probably ferment...

Read more]]> 12 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:41:03 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/wine-from-elderberry-juice.80195/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80195 invalid@example.com (winemaker81) winemaker81 My son's friend operates an elderberry farm, and asked me about making wine from juice. He has a gallon of juice, and is looking for a recipe.

Typical elderberry wine recipes call for 4 to 6 lbs of fruit in 1 US gallon water. Any thoughts regarding usage of 1 gallon of pure juice?

I have a few ideas, but am looking for other thoughts.]]> 14 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:02:53 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/what-r-you-doing-today.4784/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 4784 invalid@example.com (Tom) Tom What R you doing today?
Today I bottled my Chilean Syrah and Chilean Cab/Franc. Total was a full 5 cases.
Also getting room for my 36 gallons of Italian juice comming in this weekend.
Here's whats left..

6 gal Apricot
6 gal Apple-Pear-Passion Fruit
6 gal Italian juice Brunello
6 gal Italian juice Amarone
12 gal Chilean juice Red Zin
12 gal Chilean juice Malbec
6 gal Pineapple
12 gal Peach
10 gal Bananna
6 gal Pear
6 gal CA juice Cab Sauvignon
6 gal CA juice Pinot Noir
6...

Read more]]> 20118 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:59:11 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/post-a-photo-any-photo.37872/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 37872 invalid@example.com (MonteroRed) MonteroRed Blueberry pomegranate ready
]]> 15435 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:48:48 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/windows-10-security-updates.80004/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80004 invalid@example.com (winemaker81) winemaker81 As noted in Joni's post (@Jovimaple) in MS Office 365 Price Hike, not updating software has the potential for security risks.

MS will stop support for Windows 10 in October 2025, so the deadline is fast approaching for switching to Win11 or going without updates. There is a plan for paid security updates for an additional year, and anyone opting into Microsoft Backup gets that year. This article has a lot of details.

I have Win11 on my laptop and I'm...

Read more]]> 33 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:29:50 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/2025-fall-aws-wine-competition-nov-4-5-chantilly-va.80196/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80196 invalid@example.com (Mekpdue) Mekpdue Posting up for awareness for any Amateur or Commercial Winemakers interested. I sometimes think I would like to enter one of the contests, and then I go to my Cellar and drink the one's I would enter.

https://www.awscompetitions.com/

The 2025 AWS Commercial and Amateur Wine Competitions will be conducted November 4-5, 2025 in Chantilly Virginia. On-line commercial entry can be found on the "Commercial Entry" page of this site

The American Wine Society is the largest...

Read more]]> 2 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:13:35 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/different-way-to-apply-bird-netting.80058/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80058 invalid@example.com (Chuck-crisler) Chuck-crisler I have a small vineyard, only 137 vines. There are 11 trellis rows with either 12 or 13 vines per row. Traditionally I have put my bird netting along the length of each row to tent each row. I came up with a different approach and am curious if anyone else has tried this or has ideas about it. The netting would reach the ground on the first and last rows, but would span across the tops of multiple internal rows. The various pieces would have to be spliced together. I spoke to a...

Read more]]> 18 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:27:42 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/whats-for-dinner.40309/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 40309 invalid@example.com (ffemt128) ffemt128 I'm cooking up a beef tenderloin with a dry rub consisting of pepper corns, salt, and herbs de province. I also lightly spread garlic and onion on the top of the rub for additional flavor. Being served with the tenderloin are twice baked potatoes, green beans and garlic bread. Wine for the evening is Bushy Run Winery Barolo. Wine compliments of Bill. I'll post a pic later if my wife doesn't think I'm nuts for taking the picture.]]> 14652 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:28:00 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/2025-cabernet-sauvignon-the-early-bird-gets-the-grapes.80163/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80163 invalid@example.com (BarrelMonkey) BarrelMonkey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon! Surely the most iconic of American wines, this year I had an opportunity to get some premium Napa Valley Cab from a friend who has a small vineyard there. These images are from the day before the pick:





It almost didn’t happen; in August the Pickett fire burned nearly 7000 acres near the North end of the valley, disturbingly close to the vineyard where my grapes were coming from. But a ‘smoke panel’ from ETS labs...

Read more]]> 5 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:21:49 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/hybrid-red-wine-how-to-improve-the-flavor-intensity.80183/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80183 invalid@example.com (jhdw) jhdw Hello,

This is my second year making wine from my own grapes (backyard vineyard), but I've made wine from juice for a while. I have mostly Marquette and Leon Millot, with the goal to make a red blend where I can balance out the acidity of the Marquette with the Millot. Last year was Marquette heavy - probably about 90% Marquette, this year is more balanced (probably 50% Millot, and I had some Itasca that I added since I didn't have enough to make a separate wine with it, so 10-20% Itasca...

Read more]]> 6 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:56:34 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/new-winery-space-and-cellar-plans.78738/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 78738 invalid@example.com (ChuckD) ChuckD Well the addition is coming along but I tweaked my back yesterday so instead of hanging drywall I’m drawing up plans for the new winemaking space. I have a little more than 700 sq ft of basement space to play with. I’ve been thinking about this a lot but this is the first time I’ve put it to paper.



I’m really excited about this space. My only regret is that I couldn’t make
It a walk-out basement. At least there are only 7 steps. I’m drawing up plans for a chair-lift type...

Read more]]> 23 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:15:50 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/wm81-fall-2025-experiments.80116/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80116 invalid@example.com (winemaker81) winemaker81 Grape season is rapidly approaching for me. The coordinator of the local grape buying group emailed today, saying that we're ramping up to place an order. We don't have prices yet, nor dates, but we are eagerly awaiting.

This year won't be as experimental as the last few, but we're doing a few new things.

Barrel #1: This one will be Beth's (@VinesnBines) Marechal Foch, which should be ripened in a few weeks. We plan to field blend in 10%-20% of other French-American red...

Read more]]> 71 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:14:29 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/maceration-temperature.79472/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 79472 invalid@example.com (wineview) wineview After looking at my notes, I noticed I usually fermented my reds on the cool side 70-72F. The batch I have going now I fermented at 82F. Just snapped the lid on the fermenter which is under an airlock and will probably leave it on the skins for a couple of weeks or so. The temperature is 82F. Should I leave it there or drop it for this next phase.]]> 16 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:04:49 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/hard-apple-cider-primary-in-an-oak-barrel-then-aging-in-glass.80174/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80174 invalid@example.com (Guldorn) Guldorn Has anyone done their primary in an oak barrel and then aged in glass? I'm asking because I'm trying to minimize the amount of contact my cider has with plastic, so I've been using metal buckets for holding whole apples and crushing, then doing all of my fermenting in glass vessels. I'd like to try doing primary in a bucket, but I'm afraid a metal bucket won't be watertight/may impart (bad) off flavors. But if I used half a wine barrel, that seems like it would check the boxes for having no...

Read more]]> 7 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:24:12 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/using-the-aio-wine-pump-for-filtering.80191/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80191 invalid@example.com (wood1954) wood1954 I use the pump for filtering down to .35 micron, it works a bit slower but still does a good job. I used today on some barrel aged blueberry you can see the lees that were left behind. I’m pretty sure this isn’t sterile filtered but it helps clean the wine really well. I’ve used 1 micron as well. Can’t post a video from my iPhone
]]> 2 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:39:26 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/sparkling-apple-wine-help.80186/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80186 invalid@example.com (MrFrench) MrFrench Greetings all,

Exactly 1 year ago my Apple wine went into bulk ageing after fermenting dry.

I have 1 gallon, made from chaptalised crushed apples.

The ferment initially failed with 71B (perhaps I over sulphited the juice to prevent browning) then successfully completed with EC1118.

OG / FG: 1.085 / 0.992
Starting pH: 3.2
I don’t have a pH currently.

The wine has been on the lees for 1 year, battonage initially daily then weekly then monthly.

It has cleared and I have sulphited again 2...

Read more]]> 9 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:21:59 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/finer-wine-kits-finer-fruit-deluxe-series-egg-smell.80189/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80189 invalid@example.com (Khristyjeff) Khristyjeff I started 3 new FW Finer Fruit Deluxe Kits 2 weeks ago. Blackberry and Blueberry are doing well, but the Raspberry has an egg smell. I noticed it after I added the nutrient packet but before adding the packet C which is supposed to help stop refermentaion. I stirred it twice yesterday and twice today to try to rid the smell. Added packet C yesterday and added the Flavor pack today (one day later) according to instructions. What do you suggest I do? They do suggest topping up...

Read more]]> 9 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:41:14 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/review-allinonewinepump.15976/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 15976 invalid@example.com (dangerdave) dangerdave I ordered and received my allinonewinepump just last week. It is, by far, the best peice of equipment in my Lab. Light and quiet. Easy to set up and use. All connectors and instructions included. For less than $200, this was a perfect labor saving device for a one-man operation like mine.

I have used the pump to both rack and bottle. Racking while degassing was the bomb. The first wine I racked with it was my Strawberry Skeeter Pee. Look at all the gas pulled out by racking under vacuum...

Read more]]> 1363 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:19:37 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/grape-glut-too-much-wine-across-the-world-leaves-tons-of-us-grapes-rotting-this-crush-season.80193/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80193 invalid@example.com (ibglowin) ibglowin They are dumping grapes from Red Mountain for God's sake.........

https://www.nwpb.org/local/2025-09-...-tons-of-u-s-grapes-rotting-this-crush-season]]> 4 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:52:11 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/making-amarone-and-super-tuscan.78606/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 78606 invalid@example.com (Joel81) Joel81 I just got the 2 kits today, did another Amarone 2 months ago.
When opening the packages I notice the super tuscan only contains 1 yeast, ec-1118, with expiration march 2023, the Amarone has 2 yeast. Should I only use this yeast or buy another fresh or maybe same 2 yeasts as Amarone, ec-1118 and rc-212?

Also the Amarone package has a skin pack labeled "sangiovese" while the skin pack for super tuscan is unlabeled? Have they mixed these up? Sangiovese should be for the super tuscan wine...

Read more]]> 18 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:14:38 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-to-using-a-whole-house-filter.37737/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 37737 invalid@example.com (vacuumpumpman) vacuumpumpman Im making a tutorial on the whole house filters and the mistakes made during the process. I would like to say thank you to everyone - especially boatboy24 - for gathering all this information up. I have been on the phone with a technical support with Pentek the manufacturer to get to the bottom of this.

I would recommend the following ( recommended by the manufacturer for wine filtration )

FILTER HOUSING - 158116 -
WRENCH- SW-1A
BRACKET - 244047
FILTER - 1 MICRON = P1
FILTER - 5 MICRON =...

Read more]]> 232 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:45:40 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/constructive-critique-will-these-flavors-play-well-together.80192/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80192 invalid@example.com (CheerfulHeart) CheerfulHeart I did a pantry purge and found

2 quarts of guava nectar
1 quart of peach nectar
a half gallon of apple juice.

Slightly over 1 gallon of juice total. No plan to add water. Will these flavors blend well together? I'm considering adding 1 more quart of guava or peach nectar just in case, to boost flavor. Would a quart of pineapple juice enhance or overwhelm?

Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance! ]]> 3 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:53:02 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/devils-walking-stick-im-going-for-it.80190/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80190 invalid@example.com (BigDaveK) BigDaveK It’s been a while since I made an “I’m going for it!” post. A combination of too much wine and a dwindling supply of unusual ingredients. Obviously I need to intensify my search!

The Devil’s Walking Stick (aralia spinosa) caught my eye for wine a couple years ago. A small tree, usually 8’-15’, with a large cluster of berries at the top in September. It gets it’s name from the small thorns prolifically covering the trunk.



Not as deadly and flesh-tearing as blackberry...

Read more]]> 6 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 02:19:31 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/whats-new-in-your-cellar.56318/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 56318 invalid@example.com (Johnd) Johnd With such a diverse group of wine drinkers, spread out not just across North America, but all over the world, it would be nice to see what wines folks find and collect. I realize that we have a "what's in your glass tonite" thread, but waiting til someone cracks a bottle open sometimes means one may have difficulty locating a wine from earlier vintages. We could share amateur and professional tasting notes, photos of the bottle, best pricing, where to find it, that sort of stuff. There are...

Read more]]> 954 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:30:32 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/whats-in-your-glass-tonight.42950/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 42950 invalid@example.com (Boatboy24) Boatboy24 CC Showcase Lodi Old Vine Zin. Started 21 months ago. It's nice, but I never got it fully degassed ( it was one of my first wines). There is just a hint of CO2 left. This one is definitely on my "do again" list. I have 11 bottles left.]]> 9150 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:12:03 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/grape-expectations.80187/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80187 invalid@example.com (back2it) back2it Day after day I read on this forum grape this, grape that and here I am picking blackberries, gooseberries and raspberries off my little allotment to make fruit wines. Well, enough is enough and I have decided to buy grapes and join the world-famous Fermented Grape Appreciation Society (F-GAS)

Now it is patently obvious that I have no idea what I’m doing but that will not stop me!

I am going to make a small batch for my first attempt, say 27kg (three...

Read more]]> 19 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:56:14 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/passing-along-a-tradition.79364/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 79364 invalid@example.com (bearpaw8491) bearpaw8491 I posted a YouTube link some time back in which an Italian grandfather passes on the tradition of old world wine making to his grandson.
A few days ago I found the resulting taste testing of the wine they made.
Here’s the link the link if you’re interested.


Here’s the link to the original video if you missed it.

]]> 5 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 03:04:52 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/what-to-do-now-with-my-cabernet.80182/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80182 invalid@example.com (SandiaSlice) SandiaSlice Hi all - some of you may remember me from earlier posts about my adopted vineyard in Corrales NM.
This year is my first go at wine making (and I'm using grapes grown on-site).

I posted about my Chardonnay a few weeks ago, which was harvested earlier - it is now aging on fine lees under Argon in a closed Speidel container...I haven't "assessed" it in a few weeks, but it tasted pretty darn good going into the aging vessel for a Chardonnay (I'm typically a Big Red drinker).

I have questions...

Read more]]> 4 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 01:45:10 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/how-long-to-keep-raisins-in-wine.80185/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80185 invalid@example.com (Ericphotoart) Ericphotoart I’m making Chateaunef du pape from California juice and at 1.010 I added 2 lbs of raisins to add body. This is a 6 gal batch. It was a week ago and fermentation is over but how long I should leave the raisins in the wine? Should I rack and add the raisins back to the wine or just leave it like this?]]> 3 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:10:33 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/sober-october.80181/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80181 invalid@example.com (wood1954) wood1954 I’ve been diagnosed with Lyme disease, I got bit by a couple ticks in the spring and finally got a Lyme test. Because I’ve been sick so long now I have to take doxycycline twice a day for 28 days. I’m still waiting on a full tick disease panel to see if I also have anaplasmosis. So no alcohol for a while. That’s one way to let my wine age a bit. Living in the woods does have its drawbacks.]]> 14 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 13:44:01 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/low-initial-pa.80188/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80188 invalid@example.com (Robert Lombardo) Robert Lombardo Hi everyone,

So I purchased my usual two sometimes three 6 gallon regina juice in South Philadelphia
yesterday, Brought them home and let them warm up overnight, red zinfandel and chardonnay.
They both were cold but the zinfandel was already fermenting. My reading for the Zin was 1.040.
Which is telling me 5%-6% alcohol? So I added two cups of simple syrup hoping to bump up
the alcohol a bit but my reading was the same and don't want to do anything else before getting some
additional...

Read more]]> 8 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:44:46 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/labelpeelers-stocks-color-pro.80184/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80184 invalid@example.com (winemaker81) winemaker81 Label Peelers is now stocking Scottzyme Color Pro maceration enzyme. The listed price includes shipping.

https://labelpeelers.com/wine-making/scottzyme-color-pro-1-oz/

This is undiluted. According to the vendor, dosage is 60 to 100 ml per ton of grapes. That translates to 1.08 to 1.80 ml per 36 lb lug.

In recent years I use the median dosage (1.44 ml per lug), so for an 8 lug batch that's 10.5 ml.]]> 1 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:28:04 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/any-experience-with-avante-andante-yeast-from-renaissance.65999/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 65999 invalid@example.com (crushday) crushday I recently tried a Merlot from Browne Family Vineyards - it was amazing... I have WE Eclipse Stag's Leap Merlot that I'm thinking of simulating the below specs from the Browne website. Anyone with experience using this yeast?

• Alcohol: 14.2%
• Oak: 44% New French Oak
• Aged: 22 Months
• Yeast: Andante

]]> 28 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:18:04 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/screw-cap-wine-bottles.79971/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 79971 invalid@example.com (Shurt1073) Shurt1073 This morning a friend gifted me 100 screw cap wine bottles. This comes in handy since between now and the end of 2026 I'll need 400 bottles. Yes, I went off the deep end this year making wine. With the addition of the screw cap bottles I might need to buy a lot less at some point. There are also more screw cap bottles coming my way in the next 5-7 months.

Later this afternoon I purchased 100 Novatwist gold color caps. I've only cleaned a few of these bottles and put one of my...

Read more]]> 13 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:13:35 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/making-vinegar.79814/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 79814 invalid@example.com (back2it) back2it I have two gallons of 14% banana wine that has a strong aftertaste. I don’t have a 2-gallon container and don’t have the space to keep 2 x 1 gallon demijohns in storage for that amount of time so I’m going to put 1 gallon away for a year or so and I am thinking of making vinegar with the second gallon.

I have already added k-sorbate and k-meta to the batch so was thinking that a vigorous aeration should deal with that and if I add some vinegar with mother then it should work.

Any advice...

Read more]]> 30 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:10:51 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/sitting-on-gross-lees-vs-extended-maceration.79283/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 79283 invalid@example.com (Paulie vino) Paulie vino Ive been reading about extended maceration lately. I know many good wines are made this way but I was always under the assumption that sitting on gross lees for long periods was not good. When I press my wine, I usually wait 2-3 days for the gross lees to settle then rack off them, which I believe is common practice. So my question is, is this really necessary to rack off the gross lees a few days after pressing or can you let the wine sit on gross lees for a few weeks (assuming it's in a...

Read more]]> 35 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:53:25 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/fall-harvest-wines.80158/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80158 invalid@example.com (TechAdmin) TechAdmin Fall is quickly coming meaning there's going to be an abundance of fruit around.

Do you have any plans for making a fall harvest wine? I had a neighbor with a kumquat tree oh so many years ago and he'd give me a crazy amount. I made wine a couple of times. It was never spectacular, but I did like that most everything came from a 100-yard radius of my home.

What are your plans?]]> 24 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:49:07 +0000 https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/homemade-oak-cubes.80175/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 80175 invalid@example.com (wood1954) wood1954 Made some white oak cubes today. Just a light toast.
Before and after pics. Cooked for an hour at 375 then 10 minutes at 425.
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