Recent content by steveb3

So I bottled the wine from the oak barrel the first weekend of fall. Now that's it's aged for about 6 weeks the taste has mellowed out really well. The barrel is the way to go!

Sure I bought it on Ebay. The seller had a great review rating and the keg was professionally made and airtight. The wine has really improved since I added it to it in July.

So I've tasted the wine in the keg and it's getting a nice oak flavor. I'm probably going to bottle in the next week or 2. But I don't want to the keg to go unused all winter. I had a thought of filling it with wine bought from the store to keep it full and add some oak flavor until I go to make...

Thanks. I'll update when I go to bottle in Sept

Hi Pumkinman 2012, thanks for the insight. Yes this is a 6 gallon barrel and it is new. From what you have told me I should be okay leaving the wine in the barrel for the full 3 months as I planned before bottling it. That will put it right into the first week of Sept when the weather starts...

Hello all, I am new to this forum and have been making wine from a kit now for 3 years. The first 2 years were a real learning process and I wasn't overly happy with my results. I made a merlot/cab blend the first year and a merlot/shiraz and chianti last year, all kits from Vinafera. I think my...