Seriously folks, lose the music! The birds chirping were great, though. It was very difficult to hear you talk. Another comment; get to the point sooner. We viewers have short attention spans. Too much chatter and not enough coverage. I would also suggest that you describe your Itasca wine better. Did you clarify? Did you pressure filter? Did you bulk age? Did you oak? I have Itasca grapevines. So far I have made two batches from two different years. The first year I fermented on the skins just out of curiosity. I wouldn't do it again. It is aging well, so it is passable, but not terrific. The second year I picked them too late, causing serious hazing. I then bulk aged it in a wide-mouth carboy that had spigots. BAD! The screw-on cover didn't seal correctly and the spigot leaked. Ugh! The wine wasn't good so I adulterated it and made a nice summer refreshing drink from it. This year, a late spring deep freeze killed off all the initial growth. I literally only had two small clusters from secondary buds. Another lost year with the Itascas. Regardless of my comments, it was nice to see the wine tasting to compare Itasca against status quo wines that a lot of people drink. FWIW, I too don't like bone dry wines. Most purists that are accustomed to old style dry wines don't like mine. However, my wife and I really like ours. That's what matters at the end of the day. Now... let's hope we get a good year for grapes!
Дякую за огляд Айтаски. Маю сорт Луїза Свенсен - добре вино. Сподіваюсь Атаска теж сподобається. Хай Вам щастить.
Seriously folks, lose the music! The birds chirping were great, though. It was very difficult to hear you talk.
Another comment; get to the point sooner. We viewers have short attention spans. Too much chatter and not enough coverage.
I would also suggest that you describe your Itasca wine better. Did you clarify? Did you pressure filter? Did you bulk age? Did you oak?
I have Itasca grapevines. So far I have made two batches from two different years. The first year I fermented on the skins just out of curiosity. I wouldn't do it again. It is aging well, so it is passable, but not terrific. The second year I picked them too late, causing serious hazing. I then bulk aged it in a wide-mouth carboy that had spigots. BAD! The screw-on cover didn't seal correctly and the spigot leaked. Ugh! The wine wasn't good so I adulterated it and made a nice summer refreshing drink from it.
This year, a late spring deep freeze killed off all the initial growth. I literally only had two small clusters from secondary buds. Another lost year with the Itascas.
Regardless of my comments, it was nice to see the wine tasting to compare Itasca against status quo wines that a lot of people drink.
FWIW, I too don't like bone dry wines. Most purists that are accustomed to old style dry wines don't like mine. However, my wife and I really like ours. That's what matters at the end of the day.
Now... let's hope we get a good year for grapes!