The season of releasing the Grapefruit Wine has begun!
Tomorrow will be the first official tasting of the Bad Astronauts Galactic Grapefruit Wine. We did an unofficial tasting a little while ago in Sonoma, but since then, we’ve gotten approval on the...
View ArticleThe 2008 Wines are Coming Fast!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, but much has been happening in the Bad Astronaut Wine world, so I think it’s about time I got back to it and filled you all in! First of all, the 2008...
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Chris Minnick is featured in a new book:
My wit and wisdom about winemaking are featured in a new book (along with my Grapefruit wine recipe): 101 Recipes for Making Wild Wines at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers...
View ArticleBottling Week 2010
Yesterday, we racked the 2009 Malbec, the 2008 Merlot, and the 2008 Cab. We also continued washing bottles, and bottled the Chardonnay and the Grapefruit wine. It was a highly successful day, and (as...
View ArticleReview of our 2008 Fairplay Zin!
My favorite blog, Bold Fortune, recently posted a fantastic review of our 2008 Fairplay Zin.
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2010 Wine Update!
It’s been a crazy wine year, but I feel good! This year, we got about 3/4 of a ton of chardonnay from Clarksburg, which we picked in mid-September. I like my chardonnay like I like my…well, actually,...
View ArticleTasting things
Late December is a not a generally a good time to taste the wines out in the winery. Everything’s too cold to really taste, the wines made in the fall are still too young, and I really don’t want to...
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Bad Astronauts’ First Trademark Dispute!
Last month, I got an email that I was almost sure was spam. The subject was “REGARDING BAD ASTRONAUTS DARK MATTER TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT”, and the email simply said “Please see the attached document”....
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2009 Malbec Labels are Finally Finished!
It was a long and painful process, but I’m finally ready to release the 2009 “Rings of Uranus” Malbec labels. Enjoy! (click on the labels to see larger versions) If you got some unlabeled wine, arrange...
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2018 “Squashington” Apple Dessert Wine
For my first winemaking effort since moving to the Oregon coast, I decided to make an apple wine. Actually, I had planned to make apple hard cider after being inspired by the wonderful things our local...
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