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Wine Talk: Jimmy CarterWS: Winemaking is a bit of family tradition, isn't it?
JC: My grandfather made wine on a very large scale. He had about 15 acres of grapes [in Georgia], and he made all of that into wine--which is a lot of wine. Then, my father and my uncle both inherited my grandfather's recipe, and I inherited the big 5-gallon jugs from my daddy. I've been making wine now for 15 years. About every five years or so I make around 100 bottles of wine, just to give to my family and friends and lately to donate to the Carter Center. This past time when I made wine, I made 75 bottles or so of red wine and about 25 bottles of white wine.
I generally get my children and grandchildren to come down to Plains, usually in August, and we go out into the local vineyards and pick around 50 gallons of grapes. I've got an ancient wine press--probably about 250 years old--that someone gave to me, and I've made the rest of my equipment myself.
WS: What kind of grapes do you use?
JC: I just use local Scuppernong grapes and Muscadine grapes. I never have had regular vintners' grapes.
Full article at:
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/wine-talk-jimmy-carter-2389
underpants
(182,920 posts)Hes quite incredible
MuseRider
(34,130 posts)If I had enough money I would make a significant donation to them yearly but I don't. I wish there was a way, just once, to be able to send money to the Carter Center and ask if I could spend just one day or even 1/2 day picking grapes for him. A nice, small bottle of wine to keep as a treasure and memories of one of the most incredible human beings on the planet. Ahhhh, dreams. If I had that much money I would try to pay off more of my house so......dreams. Whatta guy, huh? His heart must be huge.
Ocelot II
(115,874 posts)Seriously, I had no idea, and also no idea you could grow wine grapes in GA.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Did you read it?
"WS: What kind of grapes do you use?
JC: I just use local Scuppernong grapes and Muscadine grapes."
Ocelot II
(115,874 posts)before he became president. Jeez, of course you can't make wine out of peanuts!
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)The Carter family has been making wine from their vineyards for generations.
They're known for that too.
OK ~ so loooong
Ocelot II
(115,874 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)People are always joking about Carter and peanuts, so I assumed that was the point.
But it wouldn't have surprised me. I recently found out that there is vodka distilled from milk, so I don't automatically rule out anything. Considering the other fruits and things people make wine and mead from, peanut wine doesn't seem that weird and I'd probably try it.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)No personal attacks
FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)I made no personal attacks, just an observation. There are many humorless and overly-touchy people on the internets and out in the world. I'd be amazed if you had never encountered any of them.
One really has to wonder why you'd think that post was any kind of attack.
Elessar Zappa
(14,083 posts)Cheers!
ShazzieB
(16,541 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,274 posts)These wines are probably quite sweet. I am not a fan of sweet wine, however the juice might make a really nice port. I will ask my winemaking friend.
niyad
(113,587 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Ocelot II
(115,874 posts)They are oily but I don't think oil ferments like juice does. There might be a way to make peanut-flavored wine, but ick.
Alpeduez21
(1,757 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)flying_wahini
(6,659 posts)Just Love the guy.
Chainfire
(17,647 posts)Biden will probably be a one termer based on the same principle. We want scumbags like Trump running the Country, because they are more like "one of us."
ancianita
(36,137 posts)he mass produced what locals like. Working with Nature makes him a model innovator.
The nation can learn a lot from this great couple.
niyad
(113,587 posts)usaf-vet
(6,215 posts)I don't want to darken this story but what skills does 45 truly have?
Lying and grifting. Both are at the root of nearly everything he has claimed to have done.
Kali
(55,025 posts)what a cool story. I love it.
George II
(67,782 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)who thinks he's too good to use "regular vintners grapes", and then call him a weak leftist who let Iranians take Americans hostage.
Politico
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Just read the article.
Ocelot II
(115,874 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,274 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Everyone recognizes him and if you flew out of Hartsfield ATL in the 90's, odds are you've met him.
electric_blue68
(14,953 posts)malaise
(269,193 posts)Rec
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