Bottled and Drank

It's been a long summer and a long fall.  Our beds are finally put down for the winter (though we were holding out for a while with a cold frame system) and our thoughts have turned back to wine.  

After a long time in the carboys, we decided to bottle up the wine this week.  We invited friends over to an unveiling for solstice, but of course had to try it ourselves, first. We found our first two large carboys of wine disgusting.  Mr. Bottled and I really don't understand this, since a week or 2 ago, they were just fine.  It was Bella's special that we decided to serve for the party.  While the wine wasn't a huge hit, all agreed it was actually wine.  Which is saying something.  Reviews include. "Really, I've had much worse." and "It's better after you drink a few."  Honestly, with some serious decanting and a bit of time in the bottles, I really think the wine will turn out fine.  Maybe not bring-it-home-for-Christmas-dinner or enter-contests fine, but definitely drink-this-after-you've-run-out-of-the-good-stuff fine. 

We didn't buy grapes this year, so we won't have the same adventure as the year unfolds, but I'm thinking of making some fruity wine from a kit, which will be fun.  We could use the practice, and maybe even blend up something dry and delicious with our Chambourcin. Yum.