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4X4 · 06-07-2007, 04:46 PM

So I'm on to my 3rd batch of wine, bottled one and bottling the 2nd one in a week or so. The idea is to accumulate a hundred or so bottles, then make some better wine that needs 9-12 months to be fully fermented.
I really only drink red, but I'll probably make some white just for the heck of it.
If anyone here has advice or do's and donts, I'm all ears.

But my other question was whether anyone has ever built themselves a wine rack. I have plenty of space, and access to pretty much any tool I need. I think it'd be fun (and I guess, rewarding) to build the rack myself.

Assuming that a bottle is ~3" diameter, and the separator would be 1", then some end pieces, a rack about 5'x5' would accomidate about 200-225 bottles. That's about 7 batches. I could then do a batch every few months and always have a supply of decently aged vino...

So, any winemakers here with something to add?

06-07-2007, 04:46 PM	#1
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	Making Wine, Building a Rack So I'm on to my 3rd batch of wine, bottled one and bottling the 2nd one in a week or so. The idea is to accumulate a hundred or so bottles, then make some better wine that needs 9-12 months to be fully fermented. I really only drink red, but I'll probably make some white just for the heck of it. If anyone here has advice or do's and donts, I'm all ears. But my other question was whether anyone has ever built themselves a wine rack. I have plenty of space, and access to pretty much any tool I need. I think it'd be fun (and I guess, rewarding) to build the rack myself. Assuming that a bottle is ~3" diameter, and the separator would be 1", then some end pieces, a rack about 5'x5' would accomidate about 200-225 bottles. That's about 7 batches. I could then do a batch every few months and always have a supply of decently aged vino... So, any winemakers here with something to add?