I rarely get a day off, besides my usual Sunday & Monday. But today's winter snow storm gave me a real treat. A snow day! And I have...

Yesterday I finally found the time (and worked up the nerve) to tackle bottling the huge 6 gallon carboy full of Chianti. I estimated I woul...

The chives are sprouting, the camellias are blooming, the daffodils and tulips are sending up leaves and I am getting a serious case of spri...

Today I racked the strawberry rhubarb wine into the secondary. I also racked the orange banana and the apple raisin wines for the second tim...

Rise and shine! It's time for a road trip. The husbeast whisked me away to Moclips, WA, for a Valentine's Overnighter. A mini-vacat...

Today we bottled the Hairy Porter. Wow, it's REALLY dark. And it was delicious, even uncarbonated. Can't wait to try it again when i...

Yesterday I racked the raspberry apple wine into the secondary jug. Here is how it went. I rounded up the Mr. Wine, a clean jug and the vari...