[wine makers] anybody do the vino

[sheeptaur]

Nerds,

I started my first batch of wine on Saturday. It's a classic california red from Reserve Du Chateau 4 Week Wine Kit. I'm going to age it for 3-5 weeks with light oak afterwards to give it a bit of extra flavor (since it was a "cheaper" kit).

What should I do next?

 

[brick]

if there's grass on the field....

 

[Morbid]

Muscadine wine is about all we do around here. And it's not really a wine. More like a brandy.

 

[Milk-Man]

test sugar levels

 

[Reggs]

When you make the wine, dont tell people about it and offer them bottles. You dont want to be that guy.

 

[Mytzylplyx]

A really good friend of mine is a wine maker.

Seems like a fun thing to get into.

Here is his wine: Blue Door Winery, a boutique winery and wine tasting room in Julian, California.

 

[Mitchdubai]

Why the fuck make something that you can buy for less, without expending any effort, and will always be 100 times better than what you make?

Protip: If you get your woman pregnant, don't offer to go out to the garage and make some diapers. They have those in the shop. Next aisle over from drinkable wine at $10 a bottle.

 

[Mytzylplyx]

Your life must be seriously boring dude.

 

[lemon]

What should I do next?

Hey how about putting it in bottles!

 

[Rustie]

 

[Morbid]

I've been avoiding that documentary because I really can't stand Tool or Maynard. But it is a cool topic and crazy ass Idea. I don't drink anymore but this still interests me.

 

[HelenKeller]

brother in law used to make his own wine

of course they live on a vineyard

 

[bam]

I have been thinking about turning my 40 acres into a means of making my own wine. It seems fun and I don't really have anything else that I can do with the land.

 

[HelenKeller]

get your soil analyzed

and 1 acre of grapes is ~1500 bottles

edit - that's after your vineyard is established for 5 or 6 yrs

 

[ScooBySnaCk]

I make mead..its yummy

 

[naptown]

wine is pretty gross

its like the acidic after taste of vomit and a tired drunk feeling

 

[blackpeople]

that documentary wit maynard in northern az jerome area gets super douchey

his partner is a pussy

 

[Mitchdubai]

wine is pretty gross

its like the acidic after taste of vomit and a tired drunk feeling

Are you referring to wine generally, or home-made wine specifically, Mr. Ultimate baller Sir.

 

[Durak]

is amateur wine making the new hipster hobby or something

 

[bam]

get your soil analyzed

and 1 acre of grapes is ~1500 bottles

edit - that's after your vineyard is established for 5 or 6 yrs

I will see if I can have a friend do the soil analyzing for free. Thanks for the tip.