“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!
Test Driving the Durand Corkscrew for Dodgy Corks in Old Bottles
Opening old bottles of wine with dodgy corks can be a challenge even for the most experienced wine hound.
Good hardware can make a big difference.
Post Fermentation Maceration Begins! Pushing for Wine Yumminess!
Cap is looking might close to going over this am! I wish my assistant winemaker wouldn’t splash whilst bathing in the wine! We’ve run a barrel of free run off for barrel fermentation with about 15% of the alcoholic fermentation to go. Post Fermentation Maceration Explained – Gotta Keep Pushing! Check out what happened from Day 11-14
I GOT WOOD! Prepping French Oak for the Bathtub Cabernet!
Fermentation is winding down & it’s time to get our oak barrels ready to fill.
There’s nothing quite like the smell of a new French oak barrel.
Stalks! Stalks! Stalks! WINE DECODED Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 6 Tannin Management
We’re still focusing on tannin for the WINE DECODED Bathtub Winemaking Project. This time it’s all about giant teabags … full of stalks, not, tea! Just like the seeds stalks contain tannins, flavours and aromas that we want to guide and layer into the wine. Check the “teabags” and a detailed walk through steep the biggest teabag you’ll ever see in the video.
Bathtub Winemaking Project Day 5 – Working on Tannin!
Today’s one of the peak days during fermentation. Where about half way through now. The yeast are moving fast, sugar is dropping quickly, heat is being generated and alcohol levels increasing. It’s time to focus on tannin. This video explores some of the tannin management I’m doing this year taking a look at skins, seeds and stalks.
13 Vintages of Gaja Barbaresco over 5 decades
An intriguing tasting. More twists than a series of House of Cards!
It is a rare experience to taste the same wine from a single producer across 5 decades, let alone the wines of the much sort after Gaja.
Filthy Good Vino Wine Project Day 2: Managing Fermentation
The yeast are starting to get buggy moving! Flavours are looking good!
Vintage 2015 Part 2: Time to Pick our Yarra Valley Cabernet – Filthy Good Vino Bathtub Winemaking Project
Beautiful day to pick our Cabernet for the WINE DECODED Bathtub Winemaking Project! We’ll be posting regular updates taking you through the winemaking process step by step for Vintage 2015.
The Bathtub Winemaking Project is Go! Part 1: Samples from the Vineyard
Vintage is almost upon us! The first grapes for the WINE DECODED Bathtub Winemaking Project are about to be picked!
The Great Bartolo Mascarello
Respect for History, for Tradition, for Wisdom marked by Silver Hair. Bartolo Mascarello, Langhe, Barolo.
You haven’t lived until you’ve swum through a vat of vino! BUCKET LIST!
If swimming through a vat of vino isn’t on your bucket list, stop reading this now. Go and write it down … RIGHT NOW!