Jaysen Collins of Massena & JC’s Own Visits Wine Decoded HQ
Funny when you meet someone and there’s kind of an instant gel.
Jaysen Collins is one of those people.
He’s making some tasty vino. Pushing to do the things we love at Wine Decoded.
Dunking Stalk Teabags – Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 12
Spice, Perfume, Tannin .. some like it strong, some like it weak, some with a splash of milk, lemon, or a spoon of sugar!
We like our stalks in wine!
“Squishing Shiraz Samples” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 01
After a false start, the WINE DECODED Bathtub Winemaking Project 2016 is GO!
Big Shout Out to Dylan McMahon for helping us find some yummy fruit to play with!
Yesterday we sampled Shiraz from a beautiful vineyard in Seville East on the edge of Gruyere in the Yarra Valley.
“The Big Crush” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 02
The Wine Decoded Bathtub Winemaking Project Shiraz is in the house! Nothing Like a 38°C day to Shift 140 Buckets of Fruit into Bathtub Fermenters!
It’s crushing time!
Check out all the action as we crush our yummy fruit, transport it to Wine Decoded HQ and bucket it into our 3 bathtubs for fermentation!
“Whole Bunch Festa – Part I” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 03
We’re playing with Whole Bunch Shiraz this year
First time we’ve seen this fruit
Hope it gives us some beautiful perfume, fun texture & yumminess!
“Whole Bunch Festa – Part II” Wine Decoded Shiraz Vintage 16 Episode 04
Checking the progress of the Whole Bunch Shiraz Ferment!
Time to taste all the different components, whole bunches, whole berries, crushed fruit & juice!
Then we’ll have a think about what we’ll do next!
The Art & Science of Tasting Ferments – Wine Decoded Shiraz
Tasting a fermenting wine goes against everything you’d do when drinking a finished wine!
Check out how we do it.
Want wine that’s 32,978 times more fun, more yummy? Samuel L Jackson & John Travolta have the answer …
Just like Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction you must complete a Wine Decoded challenge to get the answer.
Wanna know how to save a 49 year old wine … READ THIS!
At 49 years old this baby, 1966 Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Claret, was looking tired! So I decanted it onto 30ppm of Sulphur & left it 2 days. Result was impressive!
“Stop the Wine-ocide” Kaani 2012 – My Deep Dark Secret + a Wine Tip
I can keep my Deep, Dark Secret No Longer. I’ve Witnessed and Particpated in the Murder of TOO much Filthy Good Vino!
THE INSANITY HAS GOT TO STOP!
Opening a Bottle of Wine Tip 1: “Use a Power Drill, It’s Just Easier”
A great mate of mine, Adrian, also a winemaker, visited a couple of months back. As is the norm when a couple of ex-winemakers get together, the Filthy Good Vino comes out of the cellar.