Start From The Start

So, I didn't start from the start on this blog, obviously. My kids and I harvested some grapes a while back, stuck them in the freezer for later use, not sure what, but later use...  Then we had to take them out to make room for groceries, and they got left on the table, in an air tight container ( that seems important to mention now... ) A few days later, we opened them after noticing that there was juice at the bottom of the container. Wouldn't you know it? It had started to ferment... So, being who we are, we said, F*&k It! Lets make wine. So we put some yeast in the container, added some sugar ( we know now that was not necessary... ) And we watched the "wine" and let it ferment more in the garage. It was fun to check each time with my bestest grrrl!

I think it was actually on Maybone ( A celebration on The Fall Equinox more of less ) That my grrrl squished, strained and "perfected" the wine for us to drink. We didn't actually drink any of it yet, well we each had a few sips, but that is about it. If it is still good this weekend, I think that we will have fire time, and drink some of it!

Then, Friday night, we watched this movie called Blood Into Wine, a documentary of sorts about Maynard, the singer of may bands, Tool, and Perfect Circle being two of them, he makes wine in Arizona, and it is ground breaking, because no one else makes it there, well I am sure that others do now, since he has started... Anyhow, it made us want to make more. My grrrl looked up how to do it without investing an arm and a leg. Turns out, what we did, is what you do...So, we tried again. Even bigger grapes this time, further along in the growing process. We got ALL of them off of our vine...

Alas, it was not meant to be, since the container we used was not air tight enough ( that is why that was important... ) Now we know for next year. What hurts is that we have to wait until NEXT FLIPPIN YEAR!!! Oh well, We have been saving the seeds, and we are going to start them in the house, and hopefully, with any luck, we will have some decent plants to put in the ground, and some time to figure out where is the best place t put them. Where we have the original vine now, there isn't much room for more, and it has taken a strong hold, which is good, because so have the morning glories. Nothing else would be able to get a strong foothold in there, so, that is out...

We will still do this blog, but now it will be about the spirit of "F*&k It! Let's Make Wine" Instead of the actual act for now. That just means, in other more common terms, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Or, F*&k It, Make Wine!