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Comment on Visit to Fallbrook Winery by gisela

gisela — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:40:08 +0000

Thanks to you, Ted! You guys put together a very classy tour. I hope more people will come out and discover Fallbrook winery!

Comment on Visit to Fallbrook Winery by Ted

Ted — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:21:46 +0000

These pictures are great! If you have time, we’d love to see some of these photos on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/fallbrookwinery.

On behalf of Fallbrook Winery, thanks so much for coming out to visit, and we’re so glad you enjoyed yourself and enjoy the wine.

Comment on Barrel Tasting and Testing by gisela

gisela — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:02:53 +0000

Thanks, Steve! I haven’t checked TA for a while, but the pH on the petite sirah is a little high @ 3.8. I was debating an acid adjustment anyway, so thanks for that advice! I try to let the wine develop on its own, but it’s difficult to be patient sometimes. I think the PS will need that time, though — luckily we have the barrel of merlot to keep us company in the meantime

Comment on Barrel Tasting and Testing by Hammered (Steve)

Hammered (Steve) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:59:53 +0000

PS is a bit of an oak hog, and because of its intensity can absorb lots without showing much. With a one year old barrel, you should be able to get there in a year or two. Then again, folks are getting more excited about fruit forward with out the woodiness, so try tasting in that light.

If it’s flabby, you might want to amp up the acid. A little Tannic could go a long way.

With typical PS tannins, your SO2 levels are a bit low but not out of range.

Cheers!

Steve

Comment on Syrah Malo and Oak into the Barrels by gisela

gisela — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:49:03 +0000

I think I might throw this one out to winepress.us, as I’m exhausting all of my other options. I did follow Morewine’s protocols for MLB inoculation, and got my supplies from them. I used the Acti-ML and “Bacchus” dry MLB; I think at the time I needed to order it most of the other options were not available. This syrah does have pretty high alcohol, the “wine committee” decided to leave the must at 26.5 brix when the yeast was inoculated.

I’m using the Accuvin quick tests to test for the malic acid levels, and my experience with this test at least is that the results are very obvious and accurate. I have no doubt that the malic acid levels are not dropping at all!

Comment on Syrah Malo and Oak into the Barrels by Hammered (Steve)

Hammered (Steve) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:49:10 +0000

Gisela,
It would be a shame if you can’t get mlf to finish on your Syrah. A couple of questions:
–Did you use any mlb nutrient? If not, check the Morewinemaking.com website for a good protocol.
–How are you testing the levels? Paper Chromatography? I’ve read that other methods aren’t as reliable.

You might give a shout out to the folks at Winepress.us about this. I’m sure we can get this through malo for you!

Cheers,
Steve

Comment on Zinfandel Grapes for the Home Winery by gisela

gisela — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:29:31 +0000

I’m very grateful to my pal Ray for letting me in on the grapes. He drove all the way up and brought them all back! This wine is shaping up really nicely, I hope Ray is willing to make the drive again this year! We’ver very lucky to have so many outstanding grape-growing areas within a day’s drive. Cheers!

Comment on Zinfandel Grapes for the Home Winery by Michael A

Michael A — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:09:26 +0000

Hey Duckyfufu -

Glad to see you got grapes from Charlie Havill They are good quality, and he’s a nice friendly guy. I did two tons from Amador last fall, and likely will do more than that this year. Next time try and talk him out of some of his Grenache (he’s very protective over it – I’ve never gotton him to sell me any).

Cheers,
MRA

Comment on Pruning the Vines at Live Oak Vineyard by Hammered (Steve)

Hammered (Steve) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:44:48 +0000

I’m so jealous! I wanted to prune tomorrow, but it’s a wet forecast and dumping right now. Guess I’ll be working on the cellar and racking some Malbec instead.

It looks like some perfectly crafted vines. Here’s to some great fruit!

Cheers!

Comment on Pruning the Vines at Live Oak Vineyard by Mike Hoffman

Mike Hoffman — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:43:32 +0000

Gisela,
Thanks so much for all the help. It was so delightful to see your write up and enjoyed your company and good times.