Posted on20 February 2010.
Have you ever wondered about home winemaking? This series of videos from winemakerstoystore.com will teach you everything you ever wanted to know. If you have Oak in your Mosti Mondiale kit, now is the time to add it. Get winemaking supplies and find out more at www.winemakerstoystore.com
The Origins of the American Wine Industry
Why do we use Certain Bottles for Different Wines?
Certain Winemaking Terms You Need to Know
Different Types of Grapes for Different Homemade Wines
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@WineMakersToyStore thank-you kindly for this information sir, it sure is good to have folks with this knowledge out there and so willing to help. i sure appreciate it. now i know that it wont have to go to waste. ill leave it in the carboy with the airlock on it until i get another batch of it done. and that was funny, lol, “chateau plywood”?.. from now on, i’ll be watching for your videos. thanks so much again, take care…
@frequencydude – Take a cup from each batch and do some bench trials on the blending. When you have a good blend, then you can blend the whole batches. Just keep in mind that the oak will mellow somewhat over time. As an aside, we call overoaked wine “Chateau Plywood”.
@WineMakersToyStore thank-you yery much. it was a relief to hear this. i suggested the blending idea to my wife but she was nervous about wrecking both batches. to tell you the truth, i was nervous about that too. the oak taste is extremely powerful so im wondering if blending a full unoaked batch to it would even do it. i mean its so strong its like sucking on the end of a waterlogged oak board.
@frequencydude – If you over oak your wine, you really only have 2 options, wait for the oak to smooth out or blend it with another wine that is underoaked. Depending upon how overoaked it is, it could take months or years for the wine to smooth out. Blending is usually the better option.
hey there. good job on the video. on my last batch of red merlow wine i put an additional packet of dark oak in when i racked for the clearing stage. i bottled it last night and the taste of oak is so strong its undrinkable. i poured it all back into the carboy hoping i can fix it somehow. can you tell me if theres anything i can do to rid some of the powerful oak taste or would you say its a write-off?