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Home Wine Making at Glacial Ridge Winery

Make Wine With Us!  It's easy!
Call for more info 320-796-WINE (9463)
 

Making Wine at "Our Site"

We are available to help you.
It's a fun experience by yourself or with friends.
There's a satisfaction and joy to making "your own wine".
You don't need to make a large investment until you're ready.
You don't have to clean up!


How much will it cost?

At Glacial Ridge Winemaking Connection

$55.00 includes: rental of site, equipment and corks (rental for beer is $30.00)
$30.00 includes:  bottles - 6 gallons of wine makes about 30 bottles
$75.00 = average cost of wine concentrate kit (beer averages $36.50)
$5.00 = approximate cost of labels

$165.00 = total approximate cost
(will vary depending on wine kit, labels, and if you have your own bottles)

That's only $5.00 for a bottle of wine!

     

Pouring juice concentrate in fermenting bucket.
Bottling Wine is fun at Glacial Ridge Winery
Notice the dark rich color of the cabernet !

Racking the wine from one carboy to another to
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leave sediments behind. She has a helper today!

By adding yeast to his juice, he is the winemaker!
You can be a wine maker.

Wow! Punching the cork into the bottle.
Putting the cork into the bottle of wine

Mmmmm. She's testing the quality of her wine.
She's testing the quality of her wine.
I think she likes it!

How much time will it take?   -   About 2 months

Step 1 - mix up the juice in the Fermenting Bucket and add yeast = 15 minutes
Step 2 - about a week later - rack (transfer) from Fermenting Bucket to Carboy = 10 minutes
Step 3 - 2 weeks later - clarify wine with mixing paddle and add any flavor packets = 10 minutes
Step 4 - 2 weeks later - rack wine from Carboy to clean Carboy for last time = 10 minutes
Step 5 - about 2 weeks - Bottle and cork wine = 30 minutes (or more if you make it an event with friends)


Glacial Ridge Winery 15455 Old Mill Road, Spicer, MN 56288   320-796-WINE (9463) 
Call Today to start your very own special batch of wine!