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Grapevine Countertops

August 8, 2008 – 7:14 pm

If you have a few grapevines in your backyard, what do you do with the vines you prune off?  Sarah O’Herron and Ed Boyce, owners of Black Ankle Vineyards in Mt. Airy, Maryland tackled that question this past winter. They do however have a few more than a couple of grapevines. Their vineyard has thousands […]

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Apologize for Liking Sweet Wine?

August 4, 2008 – 1:17 pm

Whenever we gather with a group of friends discussion eventually comes to wine. Almost apologetically someone mentioned that she has tried many wines and prefers to drink only sweet wines. Most of the others in the group indicated that they would drink sweet wines although the preferences were to drier reds. Why would one need […]

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Need to Cool Down?

July 26, 2008 – 12:27 pm

I always look forward to the first peaches of the summer.  The cool and refreshing peach is nature’s answer to hot summer days. After spending hours cleaning an old house, it was time for a refreshing pick-me-up. I had a chilled bottle of Knapp George’s Peach wine. I added a peach slice to the wine […]

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Days 6 through 13 of Winemaking

July 25, 2008 – 11:41 am

The wine sat silently in the carboy in a dark somewhat cool area. No fermentation bubbling was observed probably because there was little if any sugar left to ferment. On the 13th day I took a reading of the specific gravity at 0.990. This was down 0.002 from the previous reading. Time to go onto […]

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Day 4 and 5 of Winemaking

July 11, 2008 – 2:03 am

There isn’t much to watch during these first five days. On days 3 and 4 you could set a clock to the bubbles in the econolock. Every three seconds there were bubbles. Fermentation was taking place. On day 5 however the three second pattern stopped. There were still bubbles ranging at different times from every […]

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Day 2 and 3 of Winemaking

July 8, 2008 – 12:29 am

When I checked the econolock at 6:00 AM yesterday, there were bubbles. Not rapid bubbles but an occasional bubble. This is a sign that fermentation is taking place. Later during the day, the bubbles were more noticeable. This morning the bubbling continues. There are bubbles about every three seconds. There was a slight odor. It […]

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First Attempt at Making Wine

July 6, 2008 – 2:22 pm

Did you ever start something and had no idea what you were doing? Well today I decided to start making wine using a wine kit my wife gave to me.  I’m going to attempt to make a Cabernet Sauvignon wine using juice and a bunch of packets containing various chemicals and oak by a company […]

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The Western Colorado Ag Experiment Station at Orchard Mesa

June 13, 2008 – 3:05 pm

The Experiment Station is conducting research that ultimately can help improve the quality of grapes and winemaking in Colorado. The Colorado grape industry has grown since 1985 when there were between 15 and 20 acres of grapes in the state. Now there are over 800 acres of vineyards producing grapes and hundreds more planted that […]

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Manitou Springs Wine Festival

June 9, 2008 – 2:23 am

On Saturday, June 7th Kathy and I attended the Manitou Springs Wine Festival. This was our first trip to Colorado and our first experience with Colorado wines. The festival is held for one day at Soda Springs Park. The park is partially tree covered which offered shade on a bright sunny pleasant day. Those in […]

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