I met my uncle yesterday and as usual we talked about our respective forms of boozemaking.

Of course he makes his apple wine from apples from his own orchard. I also learned that he uses the wild yeasts from the apples for fermentation and a communal cider press from the 1960s.

I want to see more of this kind of "Belongs to a certain place and terroir" shit in beer brewing 😍

#homebrewing #winemaking

CPA Folklore Vin Vendanges Champagne Moet & Chandon Preparation de la futaille pour les vendanges

https://www.cpaphil.com/fr/carte-postale/cpa-folklore-vin-vendanges-champagne-moet-chandon-preparation-de-la-futaille-pour-les-vendanges

#Champagne #MoetChandon #WineHarvest #GrapeHarvest #Vendanges #FrenchWine #WineMaking #WineryLife #BarrelMaking #OakBarrels #ChampagneRegion

Homegrown and homemade Moscato wine, wild/spon fermented. It would be biodynamic, except I used sorbate and back sweetened because Moscato and also I prefer it that way.

#Wine #Moscato #WineMaking #fermentation #WildYeastFTW

#Winemaking acid powers cleaner way for cobalt-nickel recovery from #BatteryWaste

Scientists use #TartaricAcid and electrowinning to split #cobalt and #nickel from battery waste for cleaner #recycling.

By Neetika Walter
Mar 11, 2026

"Scientists have developed a cleaner way to separate cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion battery materials using an electrochemical technique boosted by a naturally occurring acid commonly associated with wine.

[...]

"The researchers say the approach could be particularly useful for '#UrbanMining,' the process of recovering valuable #minerals from discarded #electronics and spent #batteries. Countries with limited mining resources are increasingly looking to #recycling to secure supplies of critical materials.

" '#Electrowinning’s edge in urban mining gives us a practical pathway to turn battery waste into a valuable resource for cobalt and nickel, while also helping the United States reduce its reliance on foreign supply chains,' Liu says."

Learn more:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bioacid-electrowinning-cobalt-nickel-battery-recycling

#SolarPunkSunday #Technology #TechnologyBreakthrough #LionBatteries #BatteryRecycling #CriticalMinerals

Moscato leaves this morning.

#WineMaking #Gardening #Viticulture