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Nanaimo Winemakers and Saanich Sommeliers Chardonnay Workshop Notes presented by Colin Nicholson and Don Graham A well stocked wine store usually has a good selection of Chardonnay wine reflecting the popularity of that wine with consumers. The Chardonnay grape is cultivated throughout the world’s wine growing regions and the characteristics or styles of the wine made …
This 2015 Cabernet Franc/Merlot blend was judged a Gold Medal and Best in Class at the 2018 Saanich Sommeliers wine competition. Following is the method used: SOURCING GOOD GRAPES My first rule is to always purchase the best grapes that I can afford. In winemaking one cannot create a quality wine that wasn’t present in …
There are many styles of Port wine but they all start out the same way. Port is a fortified wine that originated in the Douro valley in northern Portugal. It is typically made with Red wine grapes but it can be made in a white style. The best known red grape varietals that are used …
Healthy drinking! By the way, this wine making method should also work wellwith Italian prune plums!! Bill Greaves Fruit 24#’s …
A 325 mL bottle requires slightly more than one lb of blackberries. Therefore, to fill a 21 L carboy, you will require at least 70 lb of blackberries. Pick only the black ripe berries; none with any red parts. To remove most of the juice from the berries, the cell membranes need to be broken …
Tony Pearson the author of this article describes sherry style wine production in your home cellar is a never ending project resulting in numerous interesting challenges. However, the results are satisfactory bearing in mind the many variables one has to consider and deal with. . Basically, the starting specifications are: Starting …