Distilling Red Wine into grappa

[kiwikeg]

I have 7 bottles of Shiraz that are getting old and some Sherry that i bought coz it was cheap and came in a 2 litre flagon.
I want to distill these with the tails jar to bump the yeild and make some grappa.
I plan on diluiting the boiler charge a bit to protect my brand new element.
and making careful cuts.
Is there anything else i need to be aware of or do?

[R-sole]

4l casks of white wine are cheap enough to throw in the still too. You could boost with that.

[Brendan]

What's the difference between Grappa and Brandy?

They're both distilled from wine as far as I know...is it brandy when it's aged in oak to get colour?
I have a portuguese uncle that distills grappa, he collects everything but the foreshots...stuff is putrid as you can imagine... :puke-huge:

[R-sole]

Grappa is a peasant drink made from the skins after the wine is taken off. Brandy is distilled wine.