Winemaking

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2/4/2010 Nick "Yeah... I'm really that good..." B. says:

One thing that's really been disappointing to me is the relatively poor selection of wine most LC's have (though someone just put me on to Cristall & Luckett to check out.  I've mulled the idea of making my own wine, because some folks I know back in Ontario do it and they actually produce some quite drinkable stuff, saving the expensive stuff for special occasions.

So tell me, Halifax, where do I start in this pursuit here?  What I'm ideally looking for is a place where I can make win, where it's stored and aged and all until it's ready on the premises until I show up to bottle it - not buying a kit to have to do everything at home.  That's something I'm thinking of doing in the future but for now it's a little too involved and too much of an outlay up front.  Ideally somewhere in Clayton Park, but I'm pretty flexible!

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   2/9/2010 Desiree "fantabulous" M. says:

   ha I'm not sure where you can make your own wine, but if you did want to make win, I think you already have :)
   mmm.. bottled win

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   2/9/2010 Nick "Yeah... I'm really that good..." B. says:

   Oh, wow.  Typing FAIL. Well, it turns out you can make it in a few places, two of which are within spitting distance of my office in Clayton Park, too - so I'm going to check out the options and maybe I'll make a post about my winebottling win - or not win.

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   2/11/2010 Nick "Yeah... I'm really that good..." B. says:

   Well, it's apparently interesting timing that I posted this.  What I was looking to do is possible, apparently.  By going to New Brunswick!
   
   It never ceases to amaze me how NS laws and policies seem to be made in a vacuum when it's too easy to jaunt down to Moncton, make 60 bottles of wine for $4 each, and make a day of it.
   
   And the place closest to my office is leading the charge to try to fix the rules and make it accessible to all:
   
   From the Chronically Horrid: http://thechronicleher...
   
   And the petition site: http://uvintns.ca/

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   2/13/2010 Ayla "Fancy Pants" H. says:

   Yeah, I had heard that the laws about U-Brew were different out here but wasn't sure... Vancouver is FULL of spots where you can brew in the way you're talking about.

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