Tag Archives: home winemaking

Homemade Wine Review: My Own Field Blend And 2019 Harvest Report

Posted on November 9, 2020 by waywardwine

2019’s harvest did not go as planned. Still, I managed to squeeze out a wine from my backyard experiment vines. Watch my review of it here: Continue reading →

Posted in OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, Pinot Noir, Riesling, White | Tagged 2019, chardonnay, drink, field blend, harvest, harvest report, home winemaking, Oregon, oregon wine, pinot blanc, Pinot meunier, pinot noir, riesling, travel, Tualatin, vineyard, viticulture, Wayward Wine, White wine, Willamette Valley, wine, wine review, winemaking | 1 Comment

2020 Harvest Report: Tualatin Valley, Oregon

Posted on September 28, 2020 by waywardwine

It’s time. My backyard row of vines survived a week of smoke from Oregon’s fires and now face a deluge of rain. Rains last year waterlogged vines, berries split, fruit flies moved in, leading me to triage the harvest. Luckily, through obsessive sorting, SO2, and a year of lees aging, my few bottles of 2019 turned out pretty crisp, clean, if a bit low in alcohol (10% abv). Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, drink, DYI, ferment, grapes, harvest, home winemaking, Oregon, pinot blanc, Pinot meunier, pinot noir, Tualatin, vines, vineyard, wine, winemaking, yeast | Leave a comment

Home Grape Vine Growing Update

Posted on June 13, 2016 by waywardwine

After many months of neglecting our backyard, I remembered I had planted Pinot Noir clones, Meunier, Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Blanc last year (watch here). My wife was gone for the day. I got up early-ish, strapped on my boots … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged grapes, home wine, home winemaking, pinot blanc, pinot noir, vines, wine | Leave a comment

A Cut Above: Grape Vine Pruning at Home Vineyard

Posted on August 7, 2015 by waywardwine

Sorry Internet, but between three weddings and a funeral I have been a bit busy. To bide your time, share in my moment of vine-cutting trauma:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged grapes, Home, home winemaking, homemade wine, vineyard, wine | Leave a comment

CLEANLINESS.WINELINESS.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by waywardwine

It’s time. Real wineries have machines that sterilize, fill, cap, and label hundreds bottles in seconds…those lucky (rich) bastards. My advice, just buy wine, because making it will ruin you. Round two…bubbly: Tune in next week for the final bottling … Continue reading →