Common Questions & Answers!

Q – I’ve never made wine before, what experience is required?
A – None, we will be with you throughout the entire process. We do suggest you wear an old sweatshirt and bring a camera. You won’t believe what you’re doing and will definitely want to take pictures!

Q - When are winemaking sessions conducted?
A – Weekdays 6, 7, 8 and 8:30 as well as, weekend mornings, afternoons, and nights.

Q – What if I’m only available certain days of the week or weekend?
A – No problem, we will note your preferences what we take your reservation.

Q - How long is each winemaking session?
A – The Multimedia Seminar / Orientation requires approximately 90 minutes. All other steps require 60 – 90 minutes.

Q - How much wine should I make?
A – Of course, the decision is yours, but here are a few things to consider when making your decision:

• The wine lasts for 3 – 5 years

• You will definitely give wine away for holidays when you name is on the label

• Consider your bottle consumption per week / month of $10 to $20 wines. Calculate two to three years of wine consumption.

• If you have a business, this is a great and personal gift for clients / customers

• The more wine you make, the less it costs per bottle

Q - How long is the wine good for?
A – Three to five years is what we tell our customers. However, I have recently enjoyed some six year-old bottles that were simply stored in a cool dark basement.

Q – What’s the quality of the wine?
A – Will respect to my friends and family members, this is not basement / garage “homemade wine.” Your grapes are professionally tested for sugar, acid and other qualitative measures. Then, half way through the winemaking process, each wine is professionally tested. We have 16.5 tons of air conditioning and two brand-new heating systems to ensure optimum environmental conditions. Quality is subjective as we all know, however most feel you are making a wine that could be purchased in a wine shop for $15 to $25.

Q - If I miss a step, can I make it up?
A – Yes, definitely! We have many business travelers, so the first priority is to take care of your wine. We will then offer a number

Q - How many of friends/family can I share the cost with?
A – You may have the following amount of friends/family join you:
¼ Barrel - 5 case course – 5 partners
½ Barrel – 10 case course – 9 partners
Barrel - 20 cases course – 13 partners

Q - Are there any other fees?
A – The NY State Liquor Authority requires a bottling permit of $30 payable to the state. MYO Wine will provide you with the application (name address and phone # kind of stuff) and you make a check payable to the state.

Q - How do you make wine in the spring, wine grapes are ripe in the fall.
A – Our spring winemaking season utilizes grapes from Chile. We offer Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Carmenere, and Cabernet Franc. During the fall season, we procure grapes from Sonoma, Lodi and the Sierra Foothills regions of California to offer a very wide selection of Red wines.

Q - Do you offer White Winemaking?
A – We are seriously evaluating this for the fall 2007 season.