Howdy
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:05 am
Hi all -
Have been reading these forums for years now, but making an account given the changes requiring one to view discussions.
Very small-scale distiller here, though I've been making homemade wines for 15ish years. Have been stilling since 2017 when my wife got me a small alembic still so we could try to replicate a rose liqueur that Germain Robin used to make (which we managed to do pretty well!). Since then, we decided the grapes we manage to grow in our backyard nano-vineyard (vermentino, zinfandel, a few forgotten rhone varietals; in total they produce around 10-12 gallons of juice a year) are better suited for brandy than wine. That means that after harvest in September and fermentation in September/October, the first few weekends of November each year are taken up with distillation.
Really appreciate having access to all the collective wisdom on these forums. Cheers!
Have been reading these forums for years now, but making an account given the changes requiring one to view discussions.
Very small-scale distiller here, though I've been making homemade wines for 15ish years. Have been stilling since 2017 when my wife got me a small alembic still so we could try to replicate a rose liqueur that Germain Robin used to make (which we managed to do pretty well!). Since then, we decided the grapes we manage to grow in our backyard nano-vineyard (vermentino, zinfandel, a few forgotten rhone varietals; in total they produce around 10-12 gallons of juice a year) are better suited for brandy than wine. That means that after harvest in September and fermentation in September/October, the first few weekends of November each year are taken up with distillation.
Really appreciate having access to all the collective wisdom on these forums. Cheers!