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Are the corks doing this over time? What are your temperature fluctuations on storage. It also looks like one bottle has some gas left in the wine aswell? Did you leave the bottles upright for a week to allow the cork to seat correctly and form the neck before putting them on their side? I've...

I've actually been meaning to try a side by side comparison with two kits. One with bagged skins and the other loose.ive already done a comparison for clearing agents, one with and one without on two identical high end kits. They are both passing the 1 year mark, planning to do a blind taste...

Yeah I've tried that method before...never again lol it's a huge pain.

Yup should be fine, one thing I always do aswell is take a spoon and pin it between the lid of the fermenter and the skins in the muslin mag so it's always submerged. Twice a day I remove the lid, let the bag float to the top and press it against the side of the bucket with a sturdy metal...

I guess in lucky to have three retailers in my area. Canadians love their wine i guess...

You can use grape tannin, i use to use chestnut tannin but i really prefer a quality tannin addition like scott tann laboratories Tannin complex...you can taste the difference quality makes, lol. They have a bunch of others, however the cellaring tannin is cheaper in bulk and seems to be the...

Typically Sangiovese would be described as cherry/strawberry/red plum (red fruit). Sounds like this one is a blend just like the passport as they describe the black fruit in this one. Some Merlot and Cab Sav mixed in there...

I’m smarter than the average bear i guess :D. I wont post the sheets as I don’t want anyone to lose their job, however you can take my word for it being Legit. This is obviously subject to change, as I’m sure they are still having limited edition kits once a year or maybe adding some big sellers...

That’s the final list, it’s looks almost identical to the VineCo one. I have the official released documents including the selection or cross reference chart which attempts to compare the past kits with the new ones. They must have cut 40% of the variety out of the equation. I really hope they...

Winekitz, They are selling off the old lineup from VineCo replaced by the new lineup. The problem is the new lineup looks disappointing, mostly due to the fact the liquid volume of all kits have been reduced. I was planning on stocking up during the sale.

My favourite retailer is having a sale next month, in the middle of a pandemic do you think they will close the wine kit stores? Are wine kit supply stores considered grocery stores?

You could yes and that actually sounds like a nice addition. I typically add cellaring tannins to all my kits as well, even the skinned ones. I do shy away from off dry wines though as nothing ruins a red wine quicker for me, so I’ve never done that kit. It’s marketed to the apothic red type of...

if you can get ahold of the VineCo cellar craft showcase carmenere before it gets discontinued ,their carmenere is stellar after about a year and a half. I haven’t found a bottle of commercial carmenere in the $20-$30 range that I actually liked so I swear by this kit.

Hmm kind of makes you wonder...some commercial winemakers perhaps?...furthermore if they hate wine kits so much, they must be lurking in these threads for some other reason.

Hmm that’s unfortunate, we all experience things differently though. If my wines compared to $4 a bottle, I wouldn’t even bother making it. Reminds of the time i picked up a bottle of California cab sav for $8USD a bottle in the airport, it was Nasty. I Can’t drink wine less than $12-$14 CAD a...

That’s probably true, my in laws who are not wine drinkers prefer my lower end kits to the higher end kits. That being said my parents are experienced wine drinkers, i actually tricked my dad since he originally was not a fan of my wines only because of the stigma of homemade wine. He is also a...

I’ve had the same findings with experienced wine drinkers. Furthermore, what kind of wine are forum members drinking on a regular basis thats better than some of the best kits? my parents drink 150 dollar bottles of wine, and they think the showcase kits were excellent. Obviously the $150...

I would say the same, but the reality is I admit when I’m wrong. Perhaps your taste buds are better than mine though. It’s also noteworthy that the older we get our taste buds don’t work as well, I’m only 28 where most of these critics are typically older. I sometimes have a hard time telling a...

I read a study Somewhere that many of the best wine tasters cannot tell the difference of different grapes used for wines...at least reliably enough to identify which grape were used. I would disagree with this statement about kits though, all my VineCo kits have unique characteristics and...

Haha well maybe we should give them the benefit of the doubt, worth trying one or two and letting them age out. We should really be able to tell pretty soon whether or not it’s going to be a good wine or not...it shouldn’t take a full year or two. Obviously after a year or two it will be a fair...