The rewards and frustrations of home winemaking

Tag archive: Amador county

Finally Bottling Primitivo

I have a few wines that are due for bottling, but I was waiting until I opened my shop because I needed corks, and it seemed to make sense that I should buy them from myself.ย  So today I’m finally bottling my Amador county primitivo.ย  I’ll bottle most of it as 100% varietal, but I’m […]

Zinfandel Grapes for the Home Winery

Ray Schnorr (he let me use his basket press last year) is picking up zinfandel grapes from Amador county this year, and asked if I was interested in getting some as well.ย  I wanted to make some zin from grapes this year, so it seemed like a great opportunity.ย  He sent an update today from […]