FRIES FIERS FIRES FEIRS asked:


Hello.

I love wine. When I was 13, i used to find these purple berries and I would crush them and put them in bottles in hopes that they would turn into wine. The berries were probably poisonous. But anyways, I never got to see if it was wine because it froze when I had them in the garage. Also, another bottle exploded all over my room because the cork shot off of it one day.

So, you know how they have all those wine cellars (such as this http://wine-storage.biz/wine_storage/images/wine-cellar-database.jpg) where all the bottles are put on the racks?? Are these bottles fermenting?? Or do they never let them ferment in the glass bottle?

Can someone give me tips on how I can make my own wine in a traditional style without getting too much into the mass production and bucket using methods (that are like cheating) that people use when they buy like a kit or something?

Chad

just me asked:


Buying new construction…there’s a dining room and a “breakfast area” in the kitchen. I wanna add a kitchen island with 4 person seating adding more counter space and more counter space(maybe a built in wine rack?) which will cost 1500-2000

is it worth it? will it add value?

the counter will be granite or silestone

Reginald

littleandbenitez asked:


When we where in Calais we had dinner at a restaurant that brought the wine to the table in a stand that had a rod that was kept in the freezer for a few hours to keep it very cold - this in turn was placed inside the bottle of wine to keep it cool - at the top of the rod the tip moved to allow the wine to be poured, keeping the rod in the bottle - any idea what this cooler or rack is called - apparently they are a French invension.

Jose

Manny asked:


i want to make wine in a barrel 1 fermentation is over should i put the wine directly into the barrel or rack it first?

Jason