The Grape Wines of...
Spirits of Valhalla
 
 
Wine Making Notes
Type Start Date Bottling Date Initial SG Finish SG Alc by Vol Notes
Sangiovese 04/23/05 Not Yet 1.086 0.995 12.4%
  • 10 gallon start 9 gallon finish
  • (2) 5 gallon batches that will be combined
Riesling Icewine 03/08/04 02/13/05 1.138 1.028(*) 16.3%
  • 4 gallon start 3 gallon finish
  • Finish SG before Fpack 1.018(*)
Port 02/29/04 02/13/05 1.108 1.012(*) 15.5%
  • 4 gallon start 3 gallon finish
  • Finish SG before Fpack 0.994(*)
Red
(Wild Fox Grape)		 09/14/03 06/27/04 1.094 0.994 13.6%
  • 1 gallon batch
  • Winemaker's Recipe Handbook #51
  • added 10 oz wine conditioner
Riesling Icewine 01/25/03 05/27/03 1.138 1.014 16.8%
  • 4 gallon start 3 gallon finish
  • excellent taste
  • very strong
Zinfandel 11/02/02 04/27/03 1.074 0.994 10.9%
  • 5 gallon start 5 gallon finish
  • light to medium body
  • suffers from using distilled water to top off during racking
  • double the grape concentrate next time to increase body
  • lots of positive feedback so far