Time for Limited Editions!
I have discovered that the wine kit companies make special limited edition wines every year that are supposed to be “exceptional quality.” I’ve been pretty impressed with the quality so far, so these...
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Foaming Riesling!
This is the first Spagnols kit I’ve done, and the instructions are a little different from Winexpert. They said to stabilize and clear at the first racking; but mine was still fermenting. It foamed up...
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Bottling Limited Edition Riesling
After the foam mess, I skipped the optional second racking of this wine, since I already lost so much volume in that debaucle. As a result filtering was definitely necessary. But, it all seems OK...
View ArticleTry MLF on Merlot Again and First Reserve Kit for 2009
Time to rack and check the home merlot. I splash racked again, and tested/tasted it. The Free SO2 seemed to be below 20 ppm, so I’m going to try to restart MLF with the dried bacteria I got in...
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Starting Argentinian Trio Reserve Kit
Time for another reserve kit! This one is also from RJ Spagnols, and is an unoaked blend of Viognier, Riesling, and Chardonnay. The starting SG is at 1.10, so I should get a final alcohol of about...
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Best of Class Award and Silver Medal at SD County Fair!
I entered two wines into the San Diego County Fair Homemade wine competition: ‘Bahia Belle’ Bordeaux Blend, a 50/50 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot made from fresh grapes, and ‘Sail Bay Sundown’...
View Article“Sail Bay Sundown” 2-year Tasting Note
We finally opened the last bottle of our RJ Spagnols Limited Release Argentinian Trio white blend. This wine was bottled about 2 years ago now, and it was a good thing we were drinking the last...
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