This is my first Cellar Craft kit. I’m looking forward to this one for several reasons. I’ve read a lot of good things about Cellar Craft on winepress.us. Also, the description of this white blend sounds beyond yummy; it’s a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from Yakima valley in Washington state, two lovely rhone whites. […]
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The Argentinian Trio was a bit full after racking, so I took out about 550 mL before degassing. I’m glad I did, there was a LOT of foam! It was foamy for the first and second set of stirring, then I waited about half an hour an stirred again to try to really degas the […]
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 14%. It smells yummy already, I can’t wait to sip this one over the summer!
I rationalized that I needed a bottling pump, since we would have SO much wine to bottle from the barrels, and also then I could bottle solo and not pester my hubby. This is one of those investments that I really hope pays off, because I have high hopes for it. I did a lot […]
We’re really plowing through the Pac quartet, it’s such a great summer wine, so refreshing. I saw it marked down online, so it was a no-brainer to get another kit. I wonder how long the second batch will last …..
The Pacific Quartet is very nice for day of bottling. 10.3% final alcohol, no oak, but did have a “susse-reserve” pack added after secondary fermentation. Did not filter, but wine is still very clear and very light greenish-golden in color. A lot of acidic notes in the nose, with citrus and apple. Zingy flavors of […]