Tag Archives: winemaking

SEVEN.SLEEPERS

Posted on August 16, 2010 by waywardwine

Seven in the morning. I stumble out of bed. Tubs and tubes litter the living room and dining table. I glance at the airlock. No popping or gurgling. No heady scents of bread and fruit. Dead yeasts have sat at … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged airlock, auspices, blueberry, blueberry wine, fermentation, lazerus, satyricon, trimalchio, wine, winemaking, yeast | Leave a comment

PROMETHEAN.DEFEAT

Posted on August 16, 2010 by waywardwine

The old apartment climbs in heat, dangerously higher than the fruit could handle. Another day and work-worn, I go to our borrowed and air-conditioned abode. There, even a few defrosted blueberries have started fuzzing white with mold. Still hopeful for … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged benmarl winery, blueberry, blueberry wine, crush, extraction, fermentation, liver, odysseus, press, prometheus, siren, winemaking | Leave a comment

BLUISH.BARTERING

Posted on August 5, 2010 by waywardwine

Five months after bottling my Barbarescanadianwelches “wine”, the itch has returned. Against all odds, the remaining 20 bottles have avoided ruin, re-fermentation, or apartment explosion. They even taste a bit better with the bottle shock faded. Yet, with poor acidity … Continue reading →

Posted in BLUEBERRY BOUND: CRAFTING MY SECOND WINE (AUGUST 2010) | Tagged Aeneas, Berry, blueberry, blueberry wine, Chandler, crush, Dido, fermentation, fruit, Grape, grapes, home wine, Nelson, Spartan, wine, wine tasting, winemaking | 1 Comment

CLIFF.HANGER

Posted on May 3, 2010 by waywardwine

From Benmarl Winery we drive thirty minutes to Whitecliff Vineyards. Hoping. The road curls over hills, twisting East and away from the tempering humidity of the Hudson. The sandstone and shale crescent of Shawangunk Ridge (from where the wine-region gets … Continue reading →

Posted in WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged barrels, benmarl winery, cork, french oak, grapes, Hudson valley wine, malbec, merlot, pinot noir, riesling, shawangunk, vines, vineyard, wine, wine tasting, winemaking, yellow tail | Leave a comment

DEGUNKING.SHAWANGUNK

Posted on April 13, 2010 by waywardwine

“Get Gunked” is screen-printed on the Organic Baby Bodysuit ($24.99), the “Classic” Thong ($10.39) and everything from Mugs to the Dog T-Shirt ($22.99). Luckily, nothing actually related to wine bears the Shawangunk Wine Trail’s attempt at shoot its fleeting reputation … Continue reading →