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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Category Archives: VIGNOLES VENTURING
SLOW.GROWING
I check my wine each morning and evening. The tank temperature jumps ten degrees during the first two days. Too much heat will create a rapid, volatile fermentation that kills the yeasts. Fermenting faster might seem easier and thus better, … Continue reading
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MORNING.LIGHT
The prior day saw nothing but frustration. My yeasts did not start. The morning after, I crawl from bed. I have few options if nothing changed. I can siphon the yeasts out and start with new ones. But that would … Continue reading
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STUCK.START
Across the globe, laboratories are creating single-celled life from the air, tomatoes and your stomach in order to make biofuel, bread and even electricity. Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast. The amateur winemaker rejoices, bemoans, or ignores the plethora of strains at their … Continue reading
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NEW.RESIDENCE
Once paid for, I seatbelt my vignoles to the back seat of the Buick and set for home. It is a three hour drive from the Finger Lakes. The air gap beneath the lid creates a lot of sloshing, which … Continue reading
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FINGER.LAKE.FOUND
I cannot sleep. Wine equipment awaits me in the car. Untold microbes cover everything, bent on ruining my future wine. Yesterday, I wine-tasted on Keuka Lake’s western shore. Today, on Halloween, I pick up my vignoles juice. I stumble through … Continue reading
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