The rewards and frustrations of home winemaking

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Lots o’ Bottling

It’s finally time to bottle the barolo that has been bulk aging since March.ย  I wanted to avoid bottling any of the goop that has settled out at the bottom, so I racked off the clear wine into a bucket.ย  I noticed a white film at the top similar to what I saw a few […]

Time to Nix the MLF

Iโ€™m pretty sure the MLB is not viable anyway, but I donโ€™t want to risk exploding wine bottles, either.ย  What we needed to do was treat our merlot with lysozyme.ย  Lysozyme is an enzyme that will lyse the bacterial walls, which definitely completely destroys any bacteria that might still be hanging around.ย  Chris Van Alyea […]