Merlot Second Batch

Today, I also started my second batch of Merlot from the same Vintners Reserve collection.  All things considered, I know all of this by heart now and it makes the process that much faster.  My starting gravity on the Merlot must was 1.088 after adding 2 pounds of granular sugar to the mix.  At 78

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Chardonnay & Chianti Enter Final Stage

Today, I got allot of wine work done, starting with the degassing and racking of the Chardonnay & Chianti that passed through MLF (malolactic fermentation). I measured the Chardonnay first and it registered a specific gravity of 0.996, perfect. The Chianti came in at 0.992 SG. So, I was able to add the provided Potassium

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