It's Been a While

Since our last post. I heard the Vintner mention this weekend that he'd like to get some wines bottled this week while he's home on staycation. So maybe another post will be coming soon...

Tis the Season

Hello friends, I know it's been a while since you've had a peek into the Dirty Kitchen. The wine has been 'doing what it does' waiting till it's the proper time to make something of it.
Well, the time has come to rack some varieties. First up is the concord grape.

The grapes this year originated from two separate crop locations, one in central Ohio and the other in Western Pennsylvania. The vintner has kept them separate so that each regions flavors are well represented. There is a total of 5 gallons of the grape.

Next is the highly sought after wild black raspberry.
This years crop yielded 2 gallons, which will result in 10 bottles come next July.

Quote of the day

"I'll ferment anything that will sit still long enough" - the Dirty Kitchen Vintner

Nice Pear

Today in the Dirty Kitchen, Kevin bottled the first batch of "Nice Pear" wine. The 3 gallon brew yielded 15 bottles.

With the help of his assistant Marlee, they filled, corked and labeled the new batch.

Oh yes, here at the Dirty Kitchen everyone earns their keep :) Besides they are learning the family business, a tradition.

Another Batch Is In The Works

Kevin has started brewing (no that would be beer) fermenting? I'm not sure the correct term, but anyway there is some stinky fermenting peaches in my kitchen (the Dirty Kitchen). In a couple of days he'll rack it (that means transfer it to another container and leaving behind the yucky stuff) into a bottle to sit for about 9 months or more. I can't believe all of our first batch of Dishwater Peach is gone! Everyone liked it, so we hope batch #2 is as tasty ;)

Dishwater Peach

The first batch of wine has come out of the Dirty Kitchen. The variety is peach, but it doesn't taste like peach. Am I not making sense? Well let me explain. The wine is made from peaches, just peaches. However, through the fermenting process the yeast has devoured all the sugars and the delicate peach flavor has faded away leaving a clean, crisp, dry wine very similar in flavor to a Sauvignon Blanc.