Matt’s Wine – Winemaker's Academy

First Impressions of Matt’s Strawberry Melomel

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:31:56 +0000

It’s been six months now since I bottled my strawberry melomel (here’s the recipe if you like: Matt’s Strawberry Melomel). My wife and I had some friends over for dinner and I decided to offer them some to see what they thought of my creation (these were the same friends I put through the Riesling …

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The Great Riesling Yeast Experiment Part III

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:53:09 +0000

The Great Riesling Yeast Experiment has drawn to a close. The two different Rieslings produced during the experiment have now been finished, blended, and bottled. If you missed the first two parts here is Part I and Part II. Otherwise here’s a brief summary of the experiment. Starting with a single six gallon World Vineyard …

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First Impressions of My Shiraz and the Mistakes I Made

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:24:41 +0000

You’re really supposed to wait six months after bottling a red wine before you taste it…but I couldn’t resist! When I bottled my Shiraz I wound up with 29 full bottles and about a half bottle left over. Needless to say I couldn’t store the half bottle for any length of time without oxidizing it. So, the only thing …

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Fermentation Has Begun

admin — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:39:34 +0000

Five days ago I began making a six gallon Shiraz wine kit. As I go I’m recording videos on how it’s done, here’s the first video on what comes in a winemaking kit. Today I wanted to share my first update on my wine. I’m four days into the wine making process. After the first day the …

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