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Amador County Fair Home Winemakers Competition
Submitted by Decker on Tue, 2010-05-11 10:46.The time is coming soon to enter the Amador County Fair Home Winemakers Competition.
You will need 1 bottle of wine and 1 dummy bottle for display.
Wine Grapes For Sale!
Submitted by Decker on Fri, 2009-06-26 14:22.
Wine grapes are available for sale! Please use the links on the right hand side of this page to either Find or Advertise Wine Grapes For Sale to home winemakers.
1/2 ton bins available
Submitted by Decker on Thu, 2008-12-11 11:53.Ad Title: 1/2 TON BINS
Ad Text: $50/Bin. 75 avaibable.
Call (831) 637-9170 or e-mail mike@calerawine.com for picture.
Email Link: mike@calerawine.com
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Sulfur additions
Submitted by Decker on Mon, 2008-10-27 14:06.From: Mark McKenna
Subject: Sulfur Formula
So the formula for sulfur additions using potassium metabisulfite (this is what most people just call sulfur - I'm sure it is what you are already using) is as follows:
Discovery confirms wine-making on Santorini
Submitted by Decker on Tue, 2006-12-12 12:32.21 May 2006
The excavation at Akrotiri on Thera (modern-day Santorini, Greece) has given more information about viticulture in the Cyclades in the Bronze Age. Thanks to modern methods and techniques, archaeologists have concluded that Akrotiri had one of the richest collections of flora and fauna in the Aegean at that time.
Acid test - The word 'acidity' makes consumers think 'ouch,' but it's what makes a wine delicious
Submitted by Decker on Tue, 2006-12-12 11:56.- W. Blake Gray, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, February 16, 2006
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Which is more acidic -- Pepsi or Dole orange juice?
You might think OJ, because of its citric acid. Yet Pepsi is more than 10 times as acidic, according to figures provided by PepsiCo, which makes both.
