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Hey gang! I degassed and topped off my Vintner's Reserve Italian Pinot Grigio today. The wine has a slight sulfur smell... Doesn't smell good, but tastes pretty good. What do I do about the smell? I read adding campden tablets will help? Thoughts???

I racked my Welch's grape juice wine from the primary to secondary. About two hours later I check on it and has bubbled up into the airlock! What should I do?? How do I fix this??!

When is the best time to add raisins, oak chips, etc to wine? Thanks!

What's a good temp to bulk age in a carboy?

Hey everyone! What is a good recipe for making with using Welch's juice? I have equipment for 6 gallons. Thanks!

Happy New Year! I started a wine kit of Pinot Grigio yesterday. It's fizzing but not as much as the first wine kit I did (a red wine). Do white wines ferment differently? Should I be concerned?

My wine has been in the carboy for secondary fermentation for 7-8 days. Its at .996. Should I wait the full 10 days before adding the metabisulphite and sorbate and degas? Or can I just go ahead and proceed? I'm using a Vintner's Reserve wine kit. Thanks so much!!

Any recs for a quality white wine kit?

I am a wine making newbie! I started my first batch Saturday evening from a Vintners Reserve wine kit. It says that the wine should stay in primary fermentation for 5-7 days (also based on the SG). I am going to be gone and won't be back until day 9 or 10 in the primary fermentation process...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good and reasonably price wine thermometer?

Hey friends! I started my very first kit of wine last night! I'm very excited but don't know if I'm doing it right. I checked this morning and the airlock is bubbling. Should I take off the airlock (I've read both sides on that topic)? And how often, if at all, should I take a SG reading during...