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  • What up guys? Salut.

  • So today. I'm super excited because I get to share my new series with you

  • It's the first episode and also

  • It's a massive relief for me to do this because I've been keeping everything so secret and so silent

  • For quite a while now. I think I only mentioned it three times, so that's very secret

  • I'm going to show you how to make fantastic

  • French wine at home.

  • And I'm not talking about prison wine, no. I'm talking about a holy

  • beverage made by hand with fresh grapes

  • The Journey started eight months ago, even though I'm really getting close to the conclusion it still is not

  • finished yet, this is where I am right now and

  • that's my wine aging properly in a barrel

  • I know

  • It's a plastic bag that a barrel just sounds better [the] thing is I'm not even sure this is going to turn well

  • I'm not even sure this is going to taste good

  • But I think we will [find] out together. [I] started this whole journey in the precise stage you stand right now

  • I mean a complete ignorant

  • That's a bit offensive maybe something softer, a zero. yes, it only means that we can learn a lot in this process

  • So I

  • Bought a few books online and will put the links in the description box down below also I read

  • Tons and tons of stuff online just to get my head around it

  • Now I have a crispier

  • Overview on all the wine making process. so let me just give you a quick and dirty

  • Crash course in winemaking, so it goes like this

  • First, I'm not going to start with like juices, [or] you know an extract. I want to do it proper

  • Two, mash them or stomp them with your bare foot. We'll see about this

  • three, fermented for the first time, it's the alcoholic fermentation

  • four, strain out all the liquid and end up (with) the maceration

  • five, ferment for for the second time is called the malolactic fermentation

  • six, bottle the wine and

  • Seven drink it and probably get a headache from it. So of course it's a tad more

  • Complicated than this I mean interim Stages, optional actions you can perform but at the end of the day

  • That's basically it. so it just means it's not impossible, and so we're going to do it

  • Let me share [with] you a bit more detail about the type of wine we are going to make.

  • first, we're going to make a red wine. Simply because it's way easier to produce

  • than a white wine. Second, in terms of volume we're not going to flood the market

  • We are more likely to make like

  • five, six bottles.

  • It's not a small production. It's called

  • Boutique that's what it is.

  • Last, in terms of quality. I have low expectation.

  • I mean if it's superb, if it's stunning, and I will be over the moon, of course.

  • But if it's just drinkable, that's fine with me. I'll drink it.

  • And if it's not drinkable

  • Then I might try anyway

  • so as you understood it's a long process, not because it's time-consuming

  • but more because it does spread across a wide period of time.

  • Let me give you the key timing in such a process.

  • This usually happens in the full season like in September, October

  • after about one of two weeks this is over.

  • After about a month a month and a half this is over

  • But, I would say that you have to wait a lot between five and six

  • But, after six to nine months tops everything should be over.

  • and you should have beautiful bottles of wine.

  • To start this, simply, you don't need fancy equipment.

  • In fact, I'm using a few buckets with their lids, from the local hardware store.

  • Super, super important, you absolutely need a sanitizing agent

  • I chose bleach because it's available, it's cheap, and it bloody works.

  • It kills bacteria and viruses in no time.

  • However, in the winemaking world people tend to think

  • It might not be the best option.

  • Bleach will stain your clothing

  • It will irritate your skin

  • but the most annoying thing is that it leaves a persistent

  • and super strong smell on all your equipment.

  • Meaning that you have to waste so much time

  • cleaning and rinsing afterwards

  • So instead go for a no rinse sanitizer.

  • the most famous is called Star Sun

  • but there are plenty out there because home-brewers use them a lot.

  • I used chemipre OXI for that method.

  • So the reason why I insist on this is because this whole winemaking adventure is

  • Touchy in terms of safety.

  • Each and every equipment must be thoroughly cleaned.

  • That means removing stains with soap and a soft sponge.

  • But it also must be deeply sanitized.

  • Meaning, disinfected from bacteria and viruses

  • before and after use

  • So, i guess that basically the next visit will be about grapes.

  • How to choose them, because not all grapes are equal in terms of winemaking.

  • and also what to do with them.

  • And also the barefoot situation.

  • if you like this project.

  • If you are as excited as I am about this whole winemaking situation.

  • Please give this video a like

  • A big thumbs up.

  • It really helps me a lot.

  • If you want to go the extra mile

  • Go check out my patreon page where you can financially support my work

  • It really, really makes a difference.

  • and last but not least, subscribe because I make new videos every week

  • And you know it's always about food, but it's also about inspiration,

  • about confidence, about creativity, about pushing our world's boundaries.

  • Just you know, to make what I think is a valuable content.

  • I'll catch you next time.

  • Take care. Bye bye. Salut

What up guys? Salut.

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