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February Is Upon Us

Posted on 2015-02-08 by George

Why, what’s the matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness? –  William Shakespeare,  Much Ado About Nothing No frost, no storm, not even cloudiness. Today was balmy for February, good for … Continue reading →

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Premature Racking

Posted on 2014-08-25 by George

I had decided it was time to rack the new grapes wines in to their secondary fermenters, and off the fruit. They were definitely slowing down, and it had been plenty of time by my estimation. I decided I would … Continue reading →

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Making Up The Total

Posted on 2014-08-18 by George

Before we get into the wine-making… I’m sitting here, having finally completed with the additions (except the yeast) to my two new wines. Today being the 18th, the first day of readiness*, I placed one of the Vagabond Gingered Ales … Continue reading →

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Saturn Grapes, Check!

Posted on 2014-08-17 by George

Messy. That’s about the best way to describe the state of the grapes as I picked over them to remove stems and bad berries. Unfortunately, there were simply a lot of bad berries. Describing what I saw would make some … Continue reading →

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Mars Grapes, Check!

Posted on 2014-08-16 by George

It was such a busy day today that it was past 7 in the evening before I was able to begin processing yesterday’s grapes. I started with the Mars, based solely upon the side of the table they were on. … Continue reading →

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