The rewards and frustrations of home winemaking

Daily archive: 26 09 2009

Yakima Synergy 3 Month Tasting

Nose of crisp apples with hint of vanilla. Very clear, pale yellow-green in color. Crisp flavors of green apple and peach with hint of bell pepper and vanilla. Wow, really came together VERY nicely, and sooner than I expected!

Bringing the Syrah Home

Paul pressed out the syrah this week, and then racked the juice off of the gross lees into carboys to start the MLF.ย  It looks like we only got about 10 gallons of juice, and he also kept a bucket of โ€œsludgeโ€ that looked like it might settle out and yield a little more volume.ย  […]