In Vino Veritas

In Vino Veritas
(Guild)
Location 2955, -1100

About Us

The wine guild, discussing all aspects of the wine production process.

The guild maintains a warehouse next to the guild hall to facilitate cutting and wine exchange. Cuttings in the warehouse are free for the taking.

Wine Exchange

For now, we ask that you add two bottles to the exchange for each one you take. As we build up a stock, we can change the exchange rate.

Hybrid Vines

• • RoaminUmp#1, phenotype ACCS (i.e. it's a bit worse than Frivolity :/)
  • RoaminUmp#4, phenotype AGGGV (should be more grapes than Distraction)
  • RoaminUmp#5, phenotype ACSSS (more sugar than frivolity)
  • Shelyak#1 (on vineyard), phenotype GGSSV (like Distraction, but with Frivolity's sugar profile)

Wines in Stock

Name	Vintner	Vintage	Alcohol	Flavor Notes
Apples to Apples	RoaminUmp	16	12%	good Q; should have early hot alcohol, menthol - walnut by age 4
Fun and Games	RoaminUmp	17	13%	kinda lousy; early lemon
Global Concepts	RoaminUmp	17	12%	good quality and tannin; major mix of vineyards, should have lots of flavors
Good Vibrations	RoaminUmp	17	12%	decent Q; expect citrus + molasses early
Life Debt	RoaminUmp	16	12%	175+ quality; early stemmy, menthol, and molasses
Look, Over There!	RoaminUmp	13	12%	hot alcohol & carmelization at age 3
New Frontier	RoaminUmp	17	12%	no clue - it's a new vineyard location
R&R	RoaminUmp	16	12%	60+ quality, very sweet; grapefruit early
River of Stars - Aqueduct Scramble	Shelyak	33	13%	high alc, high quality, high sweetness
River of Stars - Koptos Idyll	Shelyak	14	12%	ethanol, lemon, high quality and sweetness
River of Stars - Sunset by the Nile	Shelyak	17	13%	ethanol, citrus notes, should add pineapple
River of Stars - Twilight Chimaera	Shelyak	16	13%	buteric acid, menthol, eventual berries/cassis (5-6)
Silence 15' Radius	RoaminUmp	14	12%	violets
Smoke and Mirrors	RoaminUmp	17	13%	violets
Stromash	RoaminUmp	10	1-6%	fresh, stemmy at age 3
Svengali	RoaminUmp	12	6-11%	none at age 1
Twilight Moon 150	Vhoross	13	12%	unknown
Twilight Moon 200	Vhoross	13	12%	unknown
Twilight Sun 150	Vhoross	13	12%	unknown
Twilight Sun 300	Vhoross	13	12%	unknown
Vigilant Refined	Nekojin	15	12%	low Q, high tannin
Vigilant Victory	Nekojin	15	12%	sweet, molasses
Wanna Acro?	RoaminUmp	16	12%	40+ quality; should show early grass + molasses flavors
Welcome Diversion	RoaminUmp	16	12%	75+ quality, sweet; stemmy, grass, grapefruit early
White Herring	RoaminUmp	13	12%	unknown

Getting Started in Winemaking

• Main Wine page on wiki
• Vineyards and Wine Guides has lots of good advice.
• User:RoaminUmp will happily sell you a few barrels if you need.

Distraction is a fantastic grape to get rolling with - decent numbers across the board, and TONS of grapes. Plus, it's pretty foolproof - nearly all of the vine states have an obvious best tending choice. If you follow this plan, you'll end up with great vines (vigor numbers noted):

• • Fat->Shade (-6)
  • Musty->Pinch (-1)
  • Rustle->Trim (-2)
  • Sagging->Mist (-2)
  • Shimmer->Spread (-9)
    • If you don't want the big vigor hit, you can Aerate for -2, but you lose 3 grapes.
  • Shrivel->Tie (-3)
  • Wilting->Pinch (-3)

If you want to target high-quality wines, go with Appreciation; for very high-sugar, Frivolity. They're both OK at grape production, not great. Brilliance is hard to get great products out of - it's good for color, but not much else.

Plans

• Create a compound with tasting table near the guild hall
• Host tastings!