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Homemade wine · Made in Montréal

Small cuvées, big questions

I’m Samuel. I make wine in the city, in small batches, with a lot of curiosity. I never sell my cuvées. Instead, I write about my experiments, my mishaps and what I learn on my blog.

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The blog

What I’m learning, carboy after carboy

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Equipment

Winemaking equipment checklist: 12 essentials for beginners

Getting into homemade wine without the right equipment leads straight to frustration.

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Bottling

How to bottle wine at home: 6 tips to avoid oxidation

Bottling is the last key step in making a wine. It’s done fast and with care.

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Clarification

How to clarify wine naturally: 5 techniques, no additives

Store-bought wines are crystal clear thanks to additives. Yet you can do without them.

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Vintage 2025

One gamay, three personalities

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The bottle of Turbulent standing on a wooden table, its illustrated label clearly visible

Vintage 2025 · Gamay · 1 of 3

Turbulent

Our first “serious” red, with a few tannins nonetheless, courtesy of the stems.

Grapes
100% Gamay Noir
Technique
2 weeks of fermentation maceration with 15% stems
Aging
8 months in a plastic barrel
The bottle of Placide standing on a wooden table, its illustrated label clearly visible

Vintage 2025 · Gamay · 2 of 3

Placide

Our lightest and most drinkable cuvée of the lot, pre-approved for the patio.

Grapes
100% Gamay Noir
Technique
Direct pressing after a short maceration at room temperature
Aging
12 months in a plastic barrel
The bottle of Sagaces standing on a wooden table, its illustrated label clearly visible

Vintage 2025 · Gamay · 3 of 3

Sagaces

Our sturdiest wine, with more developed tannins that are just as well integrated.

Grapes
100% Gamay Noir
Technique
2 weeks of fermentation maceration with 35% stems and whole clusters
Aging
12 months in a plastic barrel
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About

I’m Samuel, and I make my own wine

Winemaking has fascinated me since I was a teenager. I don’t come from a family of winemakers, but turning something as simple as grapes into something as complex as wine has always interested me.

One phone call later to Véronique, my “winemaking mentor,” and I was on the plot she managed, harvesting four Québec hybrid grape varieties. Our first cuvée, a lightly sparkling rosé, was called astrofizz: a nod to our takeoff. This site is, in a way, a personal notebook where I document my cuvées and what I learn.

Chronicles of an apprentice winemaker

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