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This web site has the largest
wine making & grape growing discussion forum on the entire
Internet. This is a little bit of information about my
journey to make a fine home made wine and grow grapes along with a couple
friends' assistance. One is my girlfriend, another
a friend who is opening his own winery soon, an old college
buddy and other friends
occasionally dropping by to help or sample.
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Here are
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of right at 3 million hits each month. (Feb was a short
month)
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Back in March, 2004, we had only 865,000
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New Vineyard
Photos!! Photos from planting 6 Vignole vines, our
test of the two grow tube styles, and 2003 photos are now in the
"Vineyard Life" section. Be sure to look at
"Year #2" and "Year #3".
Year four photos will be posted soon.
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I have had a lot of request about where I got the signs
I have on my carboys. Well I just took some
Mardi Gras beads (everyone has some of these around the
house) and cut them to about 10 inches. Then I
cut up some thin plastic, which I believe was excess
bathroom shower liner I had cut off some time ago. I
made small squares for the labels, and glued the Mardi Gras
beads to them. Then I just used my label maker
for the wine type and year. I kept mine in
separate lines so I can don't have to print out full labels
each time. I'll just keep them from each type and
change the year with each new batch. If you've
got a good idea, be sure to mention it in the wine forum
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I received a
Bronze Medal in my first amateur wine making
competition!!!
I sent an entry into the WineMaker International
2002 Wine Competition in Vermont. There were entries from 4
different countries and over 41 of the US states. I
really didn't expect to get anything but wanted the report to
see if I was going in the right direction. I figured that
for $15, the full report on my first batch of wine will be
very useful for future reference. The only
problem now is that out of the 30 bottles of wine I started
with, I only have about 5 that haven't recently pushed the
corks back out. For some reason, they are wanting
to start fermenting again. We're just drinking
them during the holidays. :o)~
This wine has since taken
another bronze medal in another wine contest. I've also
received a silver for a merlot Wine Expert kit, a bronze for a
Blackberry and a bronze for my Mulberry wine.
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Back to the Basics....
My passion for wine started over a year ago with my girlfriend, upon
meeting her brother and father who make wine in their basement in
the hills of Missouri. This site is to
provide information to others interested in making wine at
home
and grape growing. Learn from my mistakes and some of my good
fortunes.
I have tried making or have already have
made.....
I have made or am currently making........
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Concord Grape |
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| Cranberry Apple |
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Elderberry |
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Mulberry |
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Strawberry |
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| Blackberry |
| Cranberry |
| Merlot |
| Chianti |
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Pinot Noir (from kit) |
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California Blush (from kit) |
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I spent weeks
researching on the Internet only to get bits and pieces of
information. Here are my findings as well as the lessons I've
learned along the way. I want to give a special thanks
to my girlfriend Sherry, her father and brother, and my friend Dale
for igniting this new passion I have for making wine from vines to
the finished product. It is a great feeling to see
someone drink a glass of your wine and have a smile come across
their face. I hope you see my enthusiasm and enjoy the
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