Water 2 Wine(o's): Part 2

Back in March, I blogged about Part 1 of our wine making adventure. That was the night that we sampled and mixed our own batch of wine celebrating my dad's 60th birthday.

Last night we headed back to Water 2 Wine to put the finishing touches on our cabernet.

Before we got down to business, however, we took care of the most important part, dinner. Catered by Luigi's next door, we enjoyed an awesome spread of Italian food.
The very first taste...
Happy with our creation, we started the bottling process.
Step 1: Use this filtering machine to replace the air in the bottle with wine.
Step 2: Put a cork in it...
Step 3: Affix our personalized label.
We chose the name Fietsen for our wine, the dutch word for bicycles. I took the picture we used in my dad's front yard. We thought it celebrated everything he loves most--his dutch heritage, cycling, and gardening.
Step 4: After choosing your color of plastic seal, use heat to "shrink wrap" it to the top of the bottle.
And voila, our finished product:
My parents came away with 27 bottles of Fietsen (plus the two that were consumed while we bottled :)). We had a great time, and it was an awesome way to celebrate my dad's birthday...