Some readers will know I have a son that is now four years old. David has accompanied me in the past to vineyards in Niagara to pick up fresh juice for winemaking, and has “toured” vineyards, looking at all the “wine juice berries.”

Some will also know that I have a Maltese puppy who’s name is Rudy. David and Rudy get along awesomely, most of the time.

Today was a day where I spent a lot of time in the kitchen. Cooking up some stuff – but also doing some racking – and starting a new wine. I recently picked up a R.J. Spagnols “Restricted Quantities” Malbec kit – which I’ve started a review of, here.

First, David and I racked the Petit Chenin and Barolo I started last week. The we started a couple of loaves of bread like this. Then, David and I decided to start the R.J. Spagnols Malbec kit this evening.

David was quite helpful, stirring up the reconstituted juice prior to taking a specific gravity reading, and then helping to stir in the bentonite mixture. But – he also stuck his finger into the must and licked the residual juice and decided it was yummy.

So yummy, he wanted more. So we’ve decided to go to the grocery store tomorrow to buy some grape juice. Rudy the puppy also seems to have a sweet tooth; he seemed to enjoy discovering – and then licking – the splashes of the sweet juice that were on the floor before David and I cleaned them up. Rudy would have cleaned them up himself, I’m sure – the way he was lapping away with his tongue – but a clean kitchen is a good kitchen – and poor Rudy never did get to finish his licking.

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