wisdom & experience
meets
NEW WORLD
carry on the traditions
with scientific information
Updated January 2022
Contact - sandromassaro8@gmail.com
Search Sandro Massaro You Tube for more details.
My grandparents, on my mom's side, above and to the left and my immediate family to the right. The little one is me. This
website thanks to Homestead since 1996, for free, is about my ..........
Perennial and Individual Wine Making Calendar - sample pages below
Especially for those who live east of the Rockies, on the cold side, and make or want to make wine with grapes shipped
from California, Chile, and/or South Africa as well as the backyard
Use this calendar to follow general wine making steps and record your own and compare from year to year to make wines
you enjoy. Come up with your own process. There is also information about wine making equipment, making grappa and
red wine vinegar, taking care of fig trees, backyard grape vines and garden tomatoes, some foods that go well with
homemade wines, and even a little about fishing.
Print & eBook $14.00
65 % of profits donated, if any, to non charities in Massachusetts based on need.
ISBN: 978-1-7367193-0-5 © 2021 Fagnano Alto Press All Rights Reserved
The Author
My name is Alessandro Massaro “Sandro” and I was born nel comune di Fagnano Alto, Italy and came to the USA as a child.
I have been fortunate to return to Italy many times and observe grandparents, parents, relatives and friends while they
were working in their vineyards and making wine. I have been making my own wines with the help and advice of relatives and friends
since 1996.
Grapes from South Africa and Chile can arrive in late March/April/May!
Prepare to order and pick up. They have a long way to travel under cold conditions, which are not ideal for wine grapes because refrigeration lowers total acidity
and increases pH; wine grapes like to be crushed as soon as harvested so check with your vendor/s and find out when they will arrive and pick up and crush as soon as possible.
March
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Keep checking wine cellar temps. |
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| Want to make a sulfite = META free wine? |
Top up as necessary - air is the # 1 enemy of a wine. |
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| Use backyard grapes! |
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| Or drink non sulfited ones before the warm weather arrives. |
Start preparing garden soil. |
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Trim or turn over winter rye, depending on temps.
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| Tomato sauce from garden tomatoes with a little garlic and good olive oil over pasta = | = with parmigiano & romano cheeses - good with homemade reds |
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August
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The most exciting months of the year are with us. |
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| Time to pick some figs. |
Stripers and squid are all over the place. |
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| Enjoy them fresh with your favorite cheese, prosciutto and bread. |
Oven cook a striper fillet wrapped in prosciutto. |
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Oven cook a whole striper in a bed of coarse sea salt. |
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| Cut in half, sprinkle with brown sugar and broil. Serve with ice cream. |
Fry calamari with some pancetta. |
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Californian wine grapes arrive soon! Check with vendor/s for arrival dates. |
| Net back yard grapes and figs. | Remove nephews = suckers on grape and tomato vines. | Start jarring garden tomatoes.
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| Prepare all wine making equipment. Rinse with the META solution. |
