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Winemaker's Journal
New brewery for Bavaria Town
Leavenworth could have its own brewery for next Octoberfest
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Time to pick
Picking the grapes at the right time makes all the difference in the wine.
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Bottling the old before making the new
Cleaning used wine bottles is the bane of amateur wine making.
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Furious wine making
Wine making at a furious pace to catch up after being gone during a crucial week.
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Wine grapes ripening fast
Grapes will have to hand another week while I motorcycle across the Rockies.
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Home wines strike out at fair
Young wine doesn't make the grade for Chelan County Fair judges
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Diana Krall and a plate of mashed potatoes
A perfect weekend jazz and wine getaway.
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Getting ready for new wine
Time to clear out the cellar for the new wine I'll make in October
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No to apricot wine
Yes, there are hundreds of ripe apricots falling off the tree in my backyard. No, I’m not going to make a batch of apricot wine. Nothing against fruit wines, but I already have 5 gallon batches of apple cider, currant wine and cherry wine sitting in the basement that may never get bottled. I just don’t drink the stuff, nor do most of my friends. And I’m running out of space needed for my grape wine endeavors. I probably will bottle some of each, but five gallons makes about 25 750 ml bottles, way more than I would use. I’ve heard of people cooking down unused fruit and wine and making brandy. Now there’s an idea that would take up less space.
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