Tinto TV archive
4 May 2008
[Epi 24] TintoTV - Our first bottling!!!
Stephany and Nico celebrate 23 episodes of learning by bottling the first Tinto TV batch of wine this 24th show! We learned to take advantage of a few toys and enjoyed bottling our first wine, something we'll value for a while! Have some tips? » Watch show and read more!
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23 April 2008
[Epi 23] TintoTV - double racking: malbec and amarone!
23rd episode of TintoTV works on two wines at the same time: our Argentine Malbec and our Italian Amarone - both in different phases, we execute our double racking! » Watch show and read more!
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25 March 2008
[Epi 22] TintoTV - fermenting Amarone at home
In this episode we follow up on the days after pitching the yeast to the Corvina-dominant juice in our primary fermenter; this Amarone from Mosti Mondiale is quite aromatic, I can't wait to try it out when this wine is peaking (though that is far away). » Watch show and read more!
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7 March 2008
[Epi 21] TintoTV - making Amarone wine at home
TintoTV starts its 5th batch of wine, this time Italian Amarone - this is the last stop before port! It will be a very rich and powerful wine, one well worth the wait! Join us with this new kit! » Watch show and read more!
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18 February 2008
[Epi 20] TintoTV - making malbec continued...
Stephany and Nico continue with the making of Argentine malbec... a lot of stirring, some chemical additions, and a very pleasant taste of the wine-in-progress! » Watch show and read more!
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13 January 2008
[Epi 19] TintoTV - Malbec kit wine first racking
TintoTV proceeds into the next steps of Winexpert wine kit winemaking with the first racking of our Argentine Malbec. Check out how we completed this task our own way! » Watch show and read more!
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21 December 2007
[Epi 18] TintoTV - wine kit primary fermentation
We now track the primary fermentation of our first wine kit... it's more fun with 6-gallons of wine!!! Watch our meticulous note taking (via this video) while we see the all the juice transform into wine! » Watch show and read more!
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30 November 2007
[Epi 17] TintoTV - how to start a wine kit!!!
TintoTV starts its 4th batch of wine, but this time a 6 gallon batch of Argentine malbec from Winexpert Selection International concentrate juice. Watch to learn how the process begins for 30 of your own bottles! » Watch show and read more!
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6 November 2007
[Epi 16] TintoTV - Clarifying showdown part 2: Super Kleer K.C.
TintoTV is back after a short hiatus to present part 2 of the clarifying showdown, this time we focus on the agent Super Kleer K.C. and how it affects our strawberry and Welch's batch of homemade wine! » Watch show and read more!
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24 September 2007
[Epi 15] TintoTV - Clarifying showdown part 1: Sparkolloid
TintoTV enjoys an experiment in clearing wine with the first clarifying showdown: "Sparkolloid" vs. "Super Kleer KC". In this episode, we focus on Sparkolloid with the blackberry wine! » Watch show and read more!
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10 September 2007
[Epi 14] TintoTV - crash a bottling party with us
Stephany and Nico attend a bottling party where 8 carboys beg for bottling. Watch us learn with some veterans, interview them, and play with some of the store's bottling toys! » Watch show and read more!
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27 August 2007
[Epi 13] TintoTV - eventful 2nd racking: ABV, auto-siphon, more
Exciting racking where we explain calculating your alcohol by volume, show you our auto-siphon, shake our carboy, and talk about a special grape concentrate to help out our strawberry wine! » Watch show and read more!
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20 August 2007
[Epi 12] TintoTV - oaking wine, aging sur lie, divide and conquer
Learn with us about different methods for oaking your wine and how we approached adding French oak to two of our batches of wine. Also, Stephany and I look in shock at our exaggerated layer of lees from our strawberry wine and decide to age "sur lie". » Watch show and read more!
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13 August 2007
[Epi 11] TintoTV - keeping a crush log and knowing the oxygen effects
Tinto TV welcomes the 11th episode talking about two key components for home winemaking: logging your winemaking progress and understanding how oxygen can affect your wine. » Watch show and read more!
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6 August 2007
[Epi 10] TintoTV - Welchs based wine you say???
We've made it to 10 episodes successfully, and we celebrate the 10th with the beginning of our first grape-based wine! We thought we'd experiment with Welch's 100% Frozen Concentrate - Concord Grape!!! » Watch show and read more!
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29 July 2007
[Epi 9] TintoTV - Adventures in racking
Stephany and I enjoy another adventure in racking wine, this time strawberry! We improved our timing with this batch as the SG was in a perfect ballpark! Watch as we learn from our mistakes and have an even more successful transfer! » Watch show and read more!
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22 July 2007
[Epi 8] TintoTV - while waiting on blackberry, how about some strawberry?
One of the key ingredients to winemaking is patience, and in order to leave the blackberry wine alone, Stephany and I decided to start a new batch! Strawberry anyone??? We also tried new techniques for creating the must as opposed to episode 3. » Watch show and read more!
16 July 2007
[Epi 7] TintoTV - Blackberry's second racking
A lot goes wrong this episode as we learn with you on camera! Luckily these mistakes resulted in the spirit of humor than disaster. Stephany is back and we work on three things this show: a) 2nd racking, b) degassing, c) topping up » Watch show and read more!
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6 July 2007
[Epi 6] TintoTV - Blackberry's first racking
Tinto TV marks the end of its primary fermentation with this show on the blackberry wine's first racking! "Racking" refers to the practice of moving wine from one container to another... » Watch show and read more!
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29 June 2007
[Epi 5] TintoTV - Primary fermentation
48 hours after crushing/mixing fruit and 24 hour after pouring the yeast-starter into our blackberry must, we check in on what should be our ongoing primary fermentation! » Watch show and read more!
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23 June 2007
[Epi 4] TintoTV - Yeast Starter
Winemaking fun becomes even more interesting here as Stephany and I take an empty jar of spaghetti sauce to make a yeast starter! The idea is to "jump-start" our yeast before adding it to our must. » Watch show and read more!
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15 June 2007
[Epi 3] TintoTV - Creating the must!
The TintoTV fun continues! Stephany and I clean our winemaking equipment and crush our blackberries, adding a few ingredients to this juice in the creation of our must. The must refers to the mixture of the juice from... » Watch show and read more!
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8 June 2007
[Epi 2] TintoTV - equipment you need!
In this episode, Stephany and I walk through some of the basic equipment needed to make wine at home. » Watch show and read more!
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3 June 2007
[Epi 1] TintoTV Launch! Home Winemaking intro!
My wife Stephany & I introduce the concept of our new show "TintoTV". While we cannot make this a _daily_ video blog, we do want to document our adventures in budget home winemaking and make the entire process more accessible to anyone at home. » Watch show and read more!
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