It is such a pity that humanity does not understand one fact. Most times it is the small things one does.....that provides the most joy and contentment. Well done. Loved this vid.
This is one of the most authentic and genuine wine-making videos I've come across. I love it! Thank you for interviewing this gentleman and his lovely family.
My grandfather was slovine and used to make wine, we have less than a bottle left of it since he has passed away. He never got to teach me how to make it but I like to think this is how he did it! I will make my own wine someday using this method, thanks for the tutorial.
Don't know why I was just recommended this video after 9 years, but I'm not complaining, it was fascinating. I hope you're all still going well and making wine. I'm not a big drinker at all, but I imagine if I had red wine on tap like that, it would make me drink it!
It is absolutely wonderful thst you are managing to record the old traditions as it needs to be recorded and passed onto the next generation to learn. I am trying to learn as much as I can. Please keep doing these videos and my best wishes to your parents for their wisdom and knowledge and for sharing xx
I worked with the natural gas company for 20 years.1 town was all "senior" Italians,these people were "beautiful!" All hard working ,humble" people.They"d offer you a glass(or 2) of homemade wine.It might be 8am or 12pm,you better take it or they"d be highly insulted!They"re culture is different than America,it wasn"t about gettin a "buzz",it was about love and friendship,great people.and they were alway"s very appreciative for your help.I think I was born 50 years,too late!
I made a 14.7%alcohol ABV French Merlot last September 2019, that I served @ Christmas dinner. This year it'll be a 14.7%alcohol Cabernet Sauvignon....I'm thinking that I might make a larger batch of Merlot this year for Christmas....Its really easy, enjoyable & delicious...
@@gavinstutler2469 You can dissolve granulated sugar in purified water and add it in, thus increasing the sugar content, just don't over-do-it (and remember never add any once the fermentation starts, you need to add it before once you squish the grapes)
Making my own wine this week with my own young family now after years doing it with nonno. So many great memories, very well done and lovely family. Auguri e complementi! From a proud Italian in Sydney.
It is amazing and weird as a italian american to hear a Italian Australian accent its so different but i love that video take me back to when i was a kid making wine with my grandfather
I really want to try making this following the exact steps as he did but I don't have a workshop or garage to do it in. But realistically all you need is a grape crusher, 3 or 4 containers/barrels, something to press the remaining grapes after the siphoning and wait for 6 months! Love how at the end he says "I don't think I'm gonna do it anymore, to much mucking around and it's cheaper to buy" Haha true but this is awesome wine making skills! I'm jealous of all your equipment and your garage
My nonno just passed away on Friday. We still have demijohns full of his wine. He was the one who made the family's wine, but my cousins and I never sat with him to learn. We are going to carry on his tradition so I thank you for showing me the "real way." At the end of the video, though, your father says he won't do it anymore since it's a mess and it's cheaper to buy. I'm sure he's right about those things, but it's the tradition that counts and those little ones will appreciate it in the future making wine with nonno. I hope your dad is alive and well. A cent' anni.
Thank you for your wonderful comment. This is my dad who makes this wine and it's true, people don't do it so much these days. He still tries a little, but it's a lot of work. For me, I'll have to carry the traditions on with easier things, like tomato sauce and sausages I think. Condolences for your nonno, I'm sure he was an inspiration.
Thanks for a informative article, here are some more tips for how to make wine… Use the right equipment. Things like plastic buckets and bins come in different grades of plastic. You must use the food-grade plastic products not the cheaper buckets you might use to clean the floor! If plastic buckets and bins start getting scratched and grazed, replace them. The grazes will start harbouring microbes and eventually you’ll have a spoilt batch of wine. If stirring the must (the initial mix of fruit and water etc.) in a bin, scald the spoon with boiling water first to quickly sterilise it. Fill and top up airlocks with cooled, boiled water - never straight from the sink. Avoid metal spoons and sieves with fermenting wine - i.e. after the yeast has been added. Sometimes they can taint the wine. Avoid wooden spoons, which are hard to sterilise - plastic is far better. Reusing wine bottles is fine, ask friends to save them for you and check with local clubs or restaurants who are often happy to give them to you. Wash out immediately as a clean bottle will be a lot easier to sterilise when you come to use them. Rack your wine to clear it before bottling. That is, using a syphon tube, suck up the wine from one demijohn into another leaving the sediment (called lees) behind. The tubes with a base and valve are cheap enough and a make this easier. Allow the wine to settle for a week and repeat if necessary before bottling Never judge your wine by the taste as you bottle it. Most often you will think it is a disaster. Some wines can take two years to mature. As a general rule, maybe try a bottle after six months. If it tastes harsh, leave the rest for at least another six months. Allow time. Time is the great wine maker and you should never be in a rush. We’ve made wine that was 9 months in the demijohn before bottling and drunk it 3 years later. The next year it was even better! (Reference: Pavas grape plan site )
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to uncover how to make wine from fruits at home try Nadazma Fast Wine Helper ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my neighbor got great results with it.
This guy knows what he is doing! He's 100% right, you don't need to use any chemicals to make wine. Wine thousands of years ago was made pure. And that's what he's doing.
and wine 1000s of years ago went bad very quickly the quality was also hit or miss with most of it being a mis. The only chemical really that you use is Metabisulfite which isnt toxic at all.
I am really enthralled with the process and would love to try it out except I do not have access to these tools and necessary materials to begin with. But overall, I am addicted to your videos. Thank you for recording and sharing.😊❤
this is something you can be proud of. Nonno reminds me of my late dad, making the most of Australia "the lucky country" & keeping traditions from home going. have just bought some wine making equipment off an old maltese gent & look forward to doing it this way. he mentions making vinegar with the stems, do you have any info on that as well ? thanks for this - truly lovely ! viva la dolce vita qui in L'Australia !
I live in the wine country where grapes are available to me for free from the field, so i fugured why not learning how to make my own wine... very helpful info
Well as an Italian born Canadian this is pretty much how us Italians make wine. The similarities between your father and many nonnos/dads are numerous. The cantina is like many we have here. Sauce, prosciutto, and sausages. Nothing like an Italian cantina. UA-cam is filled with terrible wine making examples. I especially loved hearing your father say he prefers the natural yeast. I'm proud of being born in Campobasso and love my heritage. What part of Italia was your dad born? Se non fosse per gli italiani molti nordamericani vivrebbero in baracche. Mangerebbero cibo per cani. Sono orgoglioso della mia eredità e spero che continui. Non smettere di fare vino. Congratulazioni anche per i bambini.
I just tried it with some wild grapes. Blended them and only 3 days into it, put a baloon on the spout to let it rise but keep the air out. We'll see how it goes
Antonio it's carbon dioxide not carbon monoxide. Big difference. But I did enjoy watching your setup & methods etc. Lots of genuine passion for the whole job.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Did the wine end up with a little vinegar scent or nail polish remover? If you punch down the cap of skins two or three times a day, it will help tremendously. Also rack it off the gross lees within a day or two of pressing. The thicker compacted lees are a microbial palace. I know people don't like the idea of sulfur dioxide, but it is really important and a natural byproduct of the fermentation. Some yeasts produce a lot more than others (EC-1118, isolated from Champagne, France). By adding a bit more SO2 in the form of potassium metabisulfite at various stages, you can basically interrupt the natural breakdown cycle right where you want it and keep it there for many years, rather than just briefly. Juice wants to become wine, wine wants to become vinegar, vinegar wants to become water. This is what would happen in nature, without any intervention from us. I am glad to see people passing down the tradition of winemaking though. It is a great hobby.
I wouldn't be too scared of it tasting like vinegar or acetone, these people shared the video of their hundreds year old tradition and way of life because they thought it tasted great. I think the fact that this guy was drinking his years old wine was evidence enough that his method works as presented without modification.
Complete with traces of bird crap, dirt, and salmonella if the farm worker had the shits and went to work anyway. A lot of that can be solved by harvesting your own grapes and a simple water only bath for the grapes.
Mark Reaves it washes off the yeast like he said. Their wouldn’t be dirt on the grapes. They don’t touch the ground. People used to step on the grapes with their feet back then
@@NotSoCrazyNinja Guess what none of that matters because when the must is fermented the alcohol and natural sulfites from the fermentation kills off any bad stuff.
I love this video. Makes me think of my grandfather making wine. Where did you buy the grapes?! I'm looking ahead to find a truck stop like that where I can purchase boxes like that haha. Also, how much was each box?
My nonno had a massive wine press from rutherglen VIC, forklift to move it. He made the true italian wine like back in sicily, miss him and the culture Lillypilly Wines in Leeton NSW have let my beloved nonnos wine press ROT outside for 15 years the pigs. I tried to buy it back
Just wanted to make sure I saw it correctly. After you crushed the grapes you put it in the stainless steel barrel for 7 days then drain and press then you put it back in a different barrel for 6 months air tight. Curious what temperature you keep your wine at in the barrel? What does the bottle Do and what are you using after 6 months do you bottle and enjoy or bottle it and let it sit for another 6 months. I do want to try this out. Hopes this reaches you. Joe
Ummmm..yeah, there is. and I can prove it. get a bottle of wine from this guy that is 2 years old. I'll provide a bottle of MINE that is 2 years old. I have no doubt whose you will think will be better. Why? Because his will be spoiled.
@@CowSaysMooMoo My grandfather used to make wine and for years and I tasted it growing up it was super strong like rocket fuel as they'd call it LOL ...I watch these videos now to keep up the tradition , I'd like to start soon :)
Wonderful video! Can we ask where are you situated and where is that wonderful truck stop??? We would be very interested in attending the grape buying session there :)
@Phil Olivetti ...Not racist at all, it is a fact. He sounds excactly like the old Italians where I grew up, who escaped Europe in 1956.. You can't mistake the accent!
@Phil Olivetti you know that theres a difference between race and nationality right? and also assumption doesnt mean racism? Assumptions about a people BASED on their race is racism. Its not racist to assume that a person with a certain dialect or accent is of a specific nationality.... People dont even know what racist means anymore its just being thrown around because people like to feel like they are NOT racist by pointing out that everyone else is.... If i meet a person with a british accent it is not racist for me to assume they are british... it would however be racists for me to assume that because they are white caucasian then they must be rich forexample
Thanks so much for sharing. This is perfect! I've been looking for natural wine making and I love how you don't even use yeast or sugar. Much, much better than all the wine making instructions that tell you to add all sorts of stuff on top of excessive sterilization. I can't wait to make this with my own grapes.
theerd17 you’re right but without adding sugar the wine will have less alcohol, the more sugar the more alcohol percentage, unless you have very sweet grapes, and I mean very very sweet. But the video is so informative how to make your own wine without adding any chemicals such us sulfates. I’m making my own first wine, that’s why I came to this video. I added sugar, dissolved in minimal water, and I added yeast to speed the fermentation, beside that I didn’t use any sterilizers or “yeast food” or any other chemicals. I’m hoping it will come out as a very good wine as my parents were making, in the same way. So far it worked almost 4 weeks, now I need to separate from the grapes i will add, if needed, some extra sugar and ferment it second time, adding some yeasts probably.
Wine spoils quickly with no preservatives. There is a RIGHT way to make GOOD wine. It is NOT open for debate. Your wine may taste great for a week, but you aren't going to DRINK it all in a week. If I'm putting all this effort in, I want it to taste good until I drink it.
---Help Requested--- I brewed Cranberry wine about a month ago with ' real' brand cranberry juice and regular yeast. Brewed it in dark atmosphere with proper airlock facility, after a week i filtered the yeast out of the brew via muslin cloth. For few days i still saw bubbles rising from the bottom in my brew, it's been a month now and i haven't consumed even a sip of it. Today i saw some kind of weird thing at the bottom like you get layer on milk (can't explain in words) i took a sip and it kinda tastes harder than before. Is it just aging or has the brew been ruined, now i wanna consume the wine but don't know whether it'll get me into hospital or high???
I got lost after pouring the pressed wine into the blue barrel… how do you know when the carbon monoxide is fully emptied? How long does the wine sit in the blue barrel before transferred into the steel barrel?
It is such a pity that humanity does not understand one fact. Most times it is the small things one does.....that provides the most joy and contentment. Well done. Loved this vid.
This is one of the most authentic and genuine wine-making videos I've come across. I love it! Thank you for interviewing this gentleman and his lovely family.
My grandfather was slovine and used to make wine, we have less than a bottle left of it since he has passed away. He never got to teach me how to make it but I like to think this is how he did it! I will make my own wine someday using this method, thanks for the tutorial.
i just randomly watched a family make home made wine... COMPLETELY AT RANDOM... and i dont regret it.
Don't know why I was just recommended this video after 9 years, but I'm not complaining, it was fascinating. I hope you're all still going well and making wine. I'm not a big drinker at all, but I imagine if I had red wine on tap like that, it would make me drink it!
It is absolutely wonderful thst you are managing to record the old traditions as it needs to be recorded and passed onto the next generation to learn. I am trying to learn as much as I can. Please keep doing these videos and my best wishes to your parents for their wisdom and knowledge and for sharing xx
With kind words like yours, perhaps I need to continue!
I'd love a tour around this gentleman's home to see all of the little machines and clever contraptions he has made over the years. Very ingenious!
One of the best wine making videos out there. It smells sincerity. Good people good wine.
I agree!
i like how in the end he admits that it is cheaper to buy. This video is worth downloading
Childhood memories haha my Nonno is 80 and still does it exactly like this .. his wine is so strong
I worked with the natural gas company for 20 years.1 town was all "senior" Italians,these people were "beautiful!" All hard working ,humble" people.They"d offer you a glass(or 2) of homemade wine.It might be 8am or 12pm,you better take it or they"d be highly insulted!They"re culture is different than America,it wasn"t about gettin a "buzz",it was about love and friendship,great people.and they were alway"s very appreciative for your help.I think I was born 50 years,too late!
Haha, so true. "Ey, you drink my wine!"
I like how you keep some things old school when making wine .
I made a 14.7%alcohol ABV French Merlot last September 2019, that I served @ Christmas dinner. This year it'll be a 14.7%alcohol Cabernet Sauvignon....I'm thinking that I might make a larger batch of Merlot this year for Christmas....Its really easy, enjoyable & delicious...
How do you get that high alcohol content when the sugar content of wine isn't that high?
@@gavinstutler2469 You can dissolve granulated sugar in purified water and add it in, thus increasing the sugar content, just don't over-do-it (and remember never add any once the fermentation starts, you need to add it before once you squish the grapes)
Making my own wine this week with my own young family now after years doing it with nonno. So many great memories, very well done and lovely family. Auguri e complementi! From a proud Italian in Sydney.
The coolest wine making video! Old school! Thank you youtube for this feed today!
It is amazing and weird as a italian american to hear a Italian Australian accent its so different but i love that video take me back to when i was a kid making wine with my grandfather
nice! great video
That was a fun video, very entertaining, love the traditional method! Thanks!
Love this, the family ethos, I do it myself. Also love the older generation blooper at the end, classic. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your kind comment!
I keep watching this time and time again
I really want to try making this following the exact steps as he did but I don't have a workshop or garage to do it in. But realistically all you need is a grape crusher, 3 or 4 containers/barrels, something to press the remaining grapes after the siphoning and wait for 6 months! Love how at the end he says "I don't think I'm gonna do it anymore, to much mucking around and it's cheaper to buy" Haha true but this is awesome wine making skills! I'm jealous of all your equipment and your garage
My nonno just passed away on Friday. We still have demijohns full of his wine. He was the one who made the family's wine, but my cousins and I never sat with him to learn. We are going to carry on his tradition so I thank you for showing me the "real way." At the end of the video, though, your father says he won't do it anymore since it's a mess and it's cheaper to buy. I'm sure he's right about those things, but it's the tradition that counts and those little ones will appreciate it in the future making wine with nonno. I hope your dad is alive and well. A cent' anni.
Thank you for your wonderful comment. This is my dad who makes this wine and it's true, people don't do it so much these days. He still tries a little, but it's a lot of work. For me, I'll have to carry the traditions on with easier things, like tomato sauce and sausages I think. Condolences for your nonno, I'm sure he was an inspiration.
My grandfather fashioned an automatic press out of a washer machine motor 40 years ago...still works
Thanks for all the good tips on how to make wine
Italian heritage Australians making old school wine. How cool!
From the first seconds of the video I've noticed that thats something wrong about the steering wheel
Genuine video ,that shows how to make genuine vine, made by genuine people :)
It's a bit sad at the end when he says it's cheaper to buy.
Mojoman57 Totally have to agree with you on that!
Thanks for a informative article, here are some more tips for how to make wine…
Use the right equipment. Things like plastic buckets and bins come in different grades of plastic. You must use the food-grade plastic products not the cheaper buckets you might use to clean the floor!
If plastic buckets and bins start getting scratched and grazed, replace them. The grazes will start harbouring microbes and eventually you’ll have a spoilt batch of wine.
If stirring the must (the initial mix of fruit and water etc.) in a bin, scald the spoon with boiling water first to quickly sterilise it.
Fill and top up airlocks with cooled, boiled water - never straight from the sink.
Avoid metal spoons and sieves with fermenting wine - i.e. after the yeast has been added. Sometimes they can taint the wine. Avoid wooden spoons, which are hard to sterilise - plastic is far better.
Reusing wine bottles is fine, ask friends to save them for you and check with local clubs or restaurants who are often happy to give them to you. Wash out immediately as a clean bottle will be a lot easier to sterilise when you come to use them.
Rack your wine to clear it before bottling. That is, using a syphon tube, suck up the wine from one demijohn into another leaving the sediment (called lees) behind. The tubes with a base and valve are cheap enough and a make this easier. Allow the wine to settle for a week and repeat if necessary before bottling
Never judge your wine by the taste as you bottle it. Most often you will think it is a disaster. Some wines can take two years to mature. As a general rule, maybe try a bottle after six months. If it tastes harsh, leave the rest for at least another six months.
Allow time. Time is the great wine maker and you should never be in a rush. We’ve made wine that was 9 months in the demijohn before bottling and drunk it 3 years later. The next year it was even better!
(Reference: Pavas grape plan site )
I've been studying making good wine and found a fantastic website at Pavas Grape Plan (google it if you're interested)
interesting points ,if anyone else wants to uncover how to make wine from fruits at home try Nadazma Fast Wine Helper ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my neighbor got great results with it.
Awesome, I bet it’s wonderful wine. Thank you so much for sharing
What a lovable grandpa, reminds my of my own.
This guy knows what he is doing! He's 100% right, you don't need to use any chemicals to make wine. Wine thousands of years ago was made pure. And that's what he's doing.
and wine 1000s of years ago went bad very quickly the quality was also hit or miss with most of it being a mis. The only chemical really that you use is Metabisulfite which isnt toxic at all.
I am really enthralled with the process and would love to try it out except I do not have access to these tools and necessary materials to begin with. But overall, I am addicted to your videos. Thank you for recording and sharing.😊❤
this is something you can be proud of. Nonno reminds me of my late dad, making the most of Australia "the lucky country" & keeping traditions from home going. have just bought some wine making equipment off an old maltese gent & look forward to doing it this way. he mentions making vinegar with the stems, do you have any info on that as well ? thanks for this - truly lovely ! viva la dolce vita qui in L'Australia !
I live in the wine country where grapes are available to me for free from the field, so i fugured why not learning how to make my own wine... very helpful info
The family having fun, using the old traditions, making a little Vino!
Well as an Italian born Canadian this is pretty much how us Italians make wine. The similarities between your father and many nonnos/dads are numerous. The cantina is like many we have here. Sauce, prosciutto, and sausages. Nothing like an Italian cantina. UA-cam is filled with terrible wine making examples. I especially loved hearing your father say he prefers the natural yeast. I'm proud of being born in Campobasso and love my heritage. What part of Italia was your dad born?
Se non fosse per gli italiani molti nordamericani vivrebbero in baracche. Mangerebbero cibo per cani. Sono orgoglioso della mia eredità e spero che continui. Non smettere di fare vino. Congratulazioni anche per i bambini.
After all that, he decides it’s cheaper to buy because there too mucha da muckin around. Love this guy. 😂
Wonderful, thank you for the video. Yes, I saw the huge spider. Bottling peach and strawberry wine tonight.
Thanks pops keep up the tradition italian Canadians send there reguardes teach those kids forza italia much respect Che bueno vino🇨🇦🇮🇹
I just tried it with some wild grapes. Blended them and only 3 days into it, put a baloon on the spout to let it rise but keep the air out.
We'll see how it goes
that waas soo good thank you for that really koo upload i just got into making wine & aint nothing like the way oldschoolers do it .... :)
Nice video! It's very good that you are using good and ripe grapes for making wine. That's how to make good wine :)
This video is legendary! Thanks for sharing!
So when he puts it back in the barrel with the lid on. How much head space is there? Or does it matter? I would think it would.
Thanks for this good movie 💖 now I can make wine like the old days.. awsome 💖😇🙏
You mention making vinegar from the stems. I would love to know that process.
This video is so relaxing and satisfying 😌
🐕💨💦💩🍇💫🔥💡💥❎❎❌❎🔞🚜🚑🚑🚑🚑🚓😅😁😂😂😂
Just Great Love it and the music is super.....
old wine master here, respect to him.
Oh grandpa thank you for the very clear details. I watched the right video before I begin wine making class
Wonderful!
Antonio it's carbon dioxide not carbon monoxide.
Big difference. But I did enjoy watching your setup & methods etc. Lots of genuine passion for the whole job.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Did the wine end up with a little vinegar scent or nail polish remover? If you punch down the cap of skins two or three times a day, it will help tremendously. Also rack it off the gross lees within a day or two of pressing. The thicker compacted lees are a microbial palace. I know people don't like the idea of sulfur dioxide, but it is really important and a natural byproduct of the fermentation. Some yeasts produce a lot more than others (EC-1118, isolated from Champagne, France). By adding a bit more SO2 in the form of potassium metabisulfite at various stages, you can basically interrupt the natural breakdown cycle right where you want it and keep it there for many years, rather than just briefly. Juice wants to become wine, wine wants to become vinegar, vinegar wants to become water. This is what would happen in nature, without any intervention from us. I am glad to see people passing down the tradition of winemaking though. It is a great hobby.
I wouldn't be too scared of it tasting like vinegar or acetone, these people shared the video of their hundreds year old tradition and way of life because they thought it tasted great. I think the fact that this guy was drinking his years old wine was evidence enough that his method works as presented without modification.
the accents are incredible.. classic Aussie immigrant accent.. gotta love it.
I learned a lot; thanks!
Right on ! No chemicals whatsoever "the way dad taught me to do it"
Now that will be some proper delicious homemade vino
Complete with traces of bird crap, dirt, and salmonella if the farm worker had the shits and went to work anyway. A lot of that can be solved by harvesting your own grapes and a simple water only bath for the grapes.
Mark Reaves it washes off the yeast like he said. Their wouldn’t be dirt on the grapes. They don’t touch the ground. People used to step on the grapes with their feet back then
@@NotSoCrazyNinja Guess what none of that matters because when the must is fermented the alcohol and natural sulfites from the fermentation kills off any bad stuff.
I love this video. Makes me think of my grandfather making wine. Where did you buy the grapes?! I'm looking ahead to find a truck stop like that where I can purchase boxes like that haha. Also, how much was each box?
I clicked"like" at the intro itself., Catchy and nostalgic
This is such a cute video, I love it.
Excellent!!
My nonno had a massive wine press from rutherglen VIC, forklift to move it. He made the true italian wine like back in sicily, miss him and the culture
Lillypilly Wines in Leeton NSW have let my beloved nonnos wine press ROT outside for 15 years the pigs. I tried to buy it back
Thanks for this!
wow it looks really easy
This guy's a top gun best video yet thanks fellas..
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It was interesting to watch as I'm about to make 200 ltrs of my own.
Wow, fantastic, thats a lot!
Just wanted to make sure I saw it correctly. After you crushed the grapes you put it in the stainless steel barrel for 7 days then drain and press then you put it back in a different barrel for 6 months air tight.
Curious what temperature you keep your wine at in the barrel?
What does the bottle
Do and what are you using
after 6 months do you bottle and enjoy or bottle it and let it sit for another 6 months.
I do want to try this out. Hopes this reaches you.
Joe
There's nothing like the old fashioned way of wine making ! :-)
Ummmm..yeah, there is. and I can prove it. get a bottle of wine from this guy that is 2 years old. I'll provide a bottle of MINE that is 2 years old. I have no doubt whose you will think will be better. Why? Because his will be spoiled.
@@CowSaysMooMoo My grandfather used to make wine and for years and I tasted it growing up it was super strong like rocket fuel as they'd call it LOL ...I watch these videos now to keep up the tradition , I'd like to start soon :)
@@CowSaysMooMoo come hither tho :) I'd try your wine :)
Wonderful video! Can we ask where are you situated and where is that wonderful truck stop??? We would be very interested in attending the grape buying session there :)
great vid, thank you for sharing
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!
My god you made it so easy. I was thinking it was all in a lab testing and adding things.
Only if you want it to taste great.
that spider behind the VAT at 7:40 LOL
Thankyou very helpful.
I like how he sneezes all over his glove. and the dipper babies.
Yea, that's the yeast source.
Family recipe
love the song
Okay,, I wish I was one of the babies ,, Coz they sure do have one amazing grandparents
Sweetest grandparents on Earth!
Just i'm a wine lover that's all. Cheers from Mytilene.
Great video, very interesting......can you do a video on how to make olives? I have tried many times but they get mouldy...lol
Best wine making video out there
At first I was confused cus everyone sounded Australian except the dad, and then I realized that the dad must have been an immigrant from Italy
It's an unusual accent. Sometimes he sounds Italian, sometimes he kind of sounds South African or Australian.
@Phil Olivetti What is racist about it?! 😂 Is it racist to presume that you have Italian ancestry because your surname is Olivetti, too?
@Phil Olivetti ...Not racist at all, it is a fact. He sounds excactly like the old Italians where I grew up, who escaped Europe in 1956.. You can't mistake the accent!
@Phil Olivetti This is not racism. "Italian" and "Australian" aren't even racial labels. 🤭
@Phil Olivetti you know that theres a difference between race and nationality right? and also assumption doesnt mean racism? Assumptions about a people BASED on their race is racism. Its not racist to assume that a person with a certain dialect or accent is of a specific nationality.... People dont even know what racist means anymore its just being thrown around because people like to feel like they are NOT racist by pointing out that everyone else is....
If i meet a person with a british accent it is not racist for me to assume they are british... it would however be racists for me to assume that because they are white caucasian then they must be rich forexample
great Video , during the first fermentation you do not cover the Container correct?
Cool video, the guy at the market was hilarious.
This Guy is a Legend!!!
You are not wrong :)
Thanks so much for sharing. This is perfect! I've been looking for natural wine making and I love how you don't even use yeast or sugar. Much, much better than all the wine making instructions that tell you to add all sorts of stuff on top of excessive sterilization. I can't wait to make this with my own grapes.
theerd17 you’re right but without adding sugar the wine will have less alcohol, the more sugar the more alcohol percentage, unless you have very sweet grapes, and I mean very very sweet. But the video is so informative how to make your own wine without adding any chemicals such us sulfates. I’m making my own first wine, that’s why I came to this video. I added sugar, dissolved in minimal water, and I added yeast to speed the fermentation, beside that I didn’t use any sterilizers or “yeast food” or any other chemicals. I’m hoping it will come out as a very good wine as my parents were making, in the same way. So far it worked almost 4 weeks, now I need to separate from the grapes i will add, if needed, some extra sugar and ferment it second time, adding some yeasts probably.
Wine spoils quickly with no preservatives. There is a RIGHT way to make GOOD wine. It is NOT open for debate.
Your wine may taste great for a week, but you aren't going to DRINK it all in a week. If I'm putting all this effort in, I want it to taste good until I drink it.
great video - genuine!
Love your Video
What grapes are used and what are the best ones to use
My favourite video x
Nice I like your video..mostly you said no chemical no artificial yeast...nice & easy..
I'm sure this batch of wine got a boost of wild yeast from the old mans lungs at 2:46
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I brewed Cranberry wine about a month ago with ' real' brand cranberry juice and regular yeast. Brewed it in dark atmosphere with proper airlock facility, after a week i filtered the yeast out of the brew via muslin cloth. For few days i still saw bubbles rising from the bottom in my brew, it's been a month now and i haven't consumed even a sip of it. Today i saw some kind of weird thing at the bottom like you get layer on milk (can't explain in words) i took a sip and it kinda tastes harder than before. Is it just aging or has the brew been ruined, now i wanna consume the wine but don't know whether it'll get me into hospital or high???
Australians are so cool. Awesome video!
Nicholas Pullen isnt he italian?
legendary,thanks!
old school, old country. the best way is the old way, cheers
Thank you!
Is that rusty press not a problem for the wine?
Great video
what sugar levels should you have when you start to proceed from that step
I have questions how much water to juice ratio is it possible for wine making??
WAS the 1st 7 days not covered in the barrel before you siphoned and pressed them. curious if it has to be covered
I got lost after pouring the pressed wine into the blue barrel… how do you know when the carbon monoxide is fully emptied? How long does the wine sit in the blue barrel before transferred into the steel barrel?
But how many times do you change the barrows. Do you have to wait till the fermentation is done before bottling or what?
Brilliant
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It’s cheaper to buy..😂😂😂 yea but let your passion live and go on with what you loved to do. 👍👍👍
Thanks Nono