Bissett Berry Farms is located in Ladner and have a wonderful selection of berrys which are grown organically. As you can see by the pictures the blackberries are Huge. I tried to scout out wild blackberry bushes around train tracks and empty lots but these berries just weren't ripe enough or someone had already picked the good ones. So I went to Bissett Farms to pick my berries. After about and hour or so I had some 23 pounds of blackberries, which is just enough to make my blackberry wine.
I couldn't wait once I got home to start crushing these berries. I used a potato masher and my bare hands. There is something just so right about working your hands through the berries, knowing you're in the process of creating a wonderful wine.
Once I crushed the berries I followed the RJ Spagnol's instruction sheet. I don't follow the instruction sheet to the letter but rather use it as a guideline. As you can see the photographs show the berries on the vine; in the bucket and then in the primary fermenter.
My next few posts will cover the how I make the blackberry wine. As is my tradition I will also make a blackberry port.
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