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The First of the Cabin Wines

We’ve recently advanced in our home wine making, starting a couple batches of genuine cottage wine. Or, perhaps more appropriately, cabin wine. In the last week I have started batches from locally harvested plants. I made a half-batch of rose … Continue reading

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Expanding Wine Yeast

Since reviving our home wine making, we’ve started 10 batches. The yeast we’ve used to make these batches has come from only two packets. Yeast is necessary for making wine. The trick, experts tell us, is to get the right … Continue reading

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