Wine aging

6 views
Skip to first unread message

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 15, 2012, 3:36:42 PM12/15/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
Try the zin in the barrel and the zin in the keg to compare. The wine in the barrel is so much farther along and rounded and nice. The wine in the keg tastes much younger and not nearly as good. Barrel aging is the way to go!

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 15, 2012, 9:09:57 PM12/15/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
i was thinking that we should bottle just before this year's crush to give the barrels some time to do their work. on the other hand, if it is aging so nicely, we could bottle some from the barrel and then move the kegs to the barrel.
of course the white and rose's will be ready much sooner. i am drinking a sample of the SvB right now and find it quite excellent. there are 3 six packs here if will, alexis and greg want to pick them up.


here are some thoughts about the grenache:

blend 10 gal grenache rose with 6 gal grenache (almost rose) = nice color
12 gallons of grenache (almost rose) straight
15 gallons  of grenache (almost rose) mixed with 5-6 gallons ps 25-28% ps or even more ps. have to experiment with some blends
that leaves 6 gal or less of grenache for topping up ps. not ideal but neither is too much head space.


From: Greg Friday <gfcoq...@gmail.com>
To: "vine...@googlegroups.com" <vine...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:36 PM
Subject: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 16, 2012, 1:15:04 AM12/16/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com, vine...@googlegroups.com
Very interesting thoughts on bottling and moving kegs and glass to barrel.  We should really think about how to do this.  We may empty the PS barrel in the process. 

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

Alexis Harte

unread,
Dec 16, 2012, 11:06:35 AM12/16/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
Good stuff. let me know how I can help. 

btw. I've got a line on 2 free glass carboys. Are we interested or are we moving away from glass at this point?

Also, got a line on 4 large oak barrels, apparently in good shape...though had been used to catch downspout rainwater for a year. Does that ruin them? If so, I'll still get 'em but make planters out of them.

Goooble Gobble

--
--------------------------------

web alexisharte.com

david fryer

unread,
Dec 16, 2012, 11:15:46 AM12/16/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
oh yeah right. we are blending zin and ps. 
how much zin do we have total?
ps is 56+gal.

Cc: "vine...@googlegroups.com" <vine...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

david fryer

unread,
Dec 16, 2012, 11:20:44 AM12/16/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
i personally don't want any more glass. too heavy.
yes, i think you could say that using them to catch rain water would ruin them.

From: Alexis Harte <ale...@alexisharte.com>
To: vine...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 16, 2012, 1:45:00 PM12/16/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com, vine...@googlegroups.com
Agreed.  I have a sawzall to make planters.  I could always take another...

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 16, 2012, 1:50:03 PM12/16/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com, vine...@googlegroups.com
We could do this bottling and blending in April.

Bottle the Grenache, rose, sav blanc, some zin and petite.  Later in the year we'll do cote du Rhone and the balance over the zin, which would still be over 100 gallons!

What's the word on the sauv blanc Dave?

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 17, 2012, 8:37:58 PM12/17/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
tastes great!

Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 17, 2012, 11:42:38 PM12/17/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com, vine...@googlegroups.com
Did you bottle some?

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 18, 2012, 10:29:43 PM12/18/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
yes, 2 cases.

Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 18, 2012, 10:40:06 PM12/18/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
Ill take a little...

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 18, 2012, 10:42:27 PM12/18/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
there is half a case with your name on it. maybe i can deliver it next year.

Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 18, 2012, 10:52:28 PM12/18/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
You around during Xmas break?

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 18, 2012, 11:38:46 PM12/18/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
after new years

Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 18, 2012, 11:55:53 PM12/18/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
K.  If you're around this weekend, maybe I could pick up the bottles

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 19, 2012, 8:18:54 AM12/19/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
saturday

Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

david fryer

unread,
Dec 19, 2012, 8:21:02 AM12/19/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
also, please bring some samples of zin and rhone blend. i would love to see how they are progressing. give me a call so we can arrange a convenient time.

Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 19, 2012, 10:00:39 AM12/19/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com, vine...@googlegroups.com
Ill see.  Are you around on friday?

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 19, 2012, 9:09:18 PM12/19/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
i have to work. it is my one day a week at work due to jury duty. that being said, i may be staying a little late friday to prepare for the next monday.

Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 20, 2012, 9:37:11 AM12/20/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
LPA on Friday...?

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 20, 2012, 10:10:51 AM12/20/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
lpa on friday? are you daft? that place is insane on friday. i would not prefer lpa on friday.




Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 20, 2012, 11:18:25 AM12/20/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
Ok.  I think I can come out there sat am.  Does that still work?

Greg

Sent from my iPhone

david fryer

unread,
Dec 20, 2012, 5:34:15 PM12/20/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
that is great. you mean for lpa or just wine?

Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Wine aging

Greg Friday

unread,
Dec 20, 2012, 8:43:11 PM12/20/12
to vine...@googlegroups.com
Wine

Sent from my iPhone
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages