Zinfandel Fall 2000

Current Status	Bottled	Start Date	10 October 2000
Source	Lodi Gold (pure) juice, 6 gallons.	Initial Gravity	1.096
Initial Brix	23.5	Potential Alcohol	13%
Yeast	Premièr Cuvée	Tannin	1/2 teaspoon
Metabisulphite	1/8 teaspoon	First Racking Date	14 October 2000
Specific Gravity	1.010	Second Racking Date	26 October 2000
Specific Gravity	0.994	Oak	2oz untoasted (American)
Racked off oak	30 November 2000	Bottling Date	13 April 2002

This is my first attempt at making wine from real juice (along with a cabernet sauvignon). Primary fermentation went very quickly. One month on oak seemed to give a good amount of flavor. A relatively small amount of tannins were added.

This wine was allowed to age a long time before bottling. Metabisulphite was added leading to a final value of 70 ppm. Early tastes suggest a good quality wine. It is drinking well.


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