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So this is my first non kit white wine. I bought 5 gallons of Vidal juice while at a local winery picking up my grapes for my Cab Franc. My question is they are Vidal grapes and I was hoping to make lightly sweet typical vidal white wine. After 7 days in primary I racked it tonight. My current...

Well I am happy to say that after putting a lid on fermenter and an air lock.....its popping like a champ. I guess the yeast was a bit slow to multiply. Should I remove lid an cover with towel to let more oxygen in to the primary?

Hello, Saturday I purchased 5 gal of Vidal Blanc juiced that was pressed from local grapes at a vineyard, at the same time I got 100lbs of Cab Franc grapes. My problem is I brought both home, used sodium-meta to kill wild yeast in both, and pitched rehydrated yeast 24hrs later. The Cab has...

Hello all I am able to get Riesling grapes from a local grower. My question is they are not willing to wait to make them late harvest grapes since they want them all picked this week. Can I add more sugar to the must after I press them to create a simulated late harvest effect? I know that once...