Tag Archives: Temperature

BUBBLE.BUBBLE

Posted on November 14, 2011 by waywardwine

I’m not worried. Some yeasts take days to wake up. My blueberry wine, although crap, took days before fermentation started. So I don’t expect the vidal blanc that I bought 24 hours ago to have begun. Still exhausted from my … Continue reading →

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At War With Waring Pro’s Wine Chiller

Posted on June 27, 2011 by waywardwine

I walked through Target, marveling at China’s manufacturing prowess, then something caught my eye. Beneath a red clearance sign was a humble mound of black plastic: a wine chiller. Customers at my wine shop had asked me if we have … Continue reading →