Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue
Posted in mead on Mar 23rd, 2009
It’s been nearly two years since I started this batch. I added acid and oak chips to my simple mead recipe in making this still, dry, lightly oaked mead. It fermented out to a specific gravity (SG) of 0.996, and I didn’t sweeten. Since the original gravity was about 1.082, I’m calling it 11% alcohol [...]
Posted in colony collapse disorder on Mar 9th, 2009
Vote For Washington Winemaker! Grapeseek is a directory of grape and wine related links, and they are having a vote for their top ten. I would love it if you voted for Washington Winemaker. Click here to cast your vote. CCD was first identified in 2006, and by the end of that year the number [...]
Posted in commercial wine on Mar 2nd, 2009
A lot of cheap wine is overpriced, so it’s a real treat to find a $4 bottle that I want to buy more of. A friend recommended Panilonco 2008 Reserve Chardonnay/Voignier and I bought a bottle at Trader Joe’s – a great place to hunt for bargains. I like my white wines to have a little [...]