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P.S. - Thanks for sharing your note keeping on this batch. It's always helpful to see how other winemakers think, I feel!

Thanks! I plan to give this a minimum of 6 mos. and see how it is at that time. Actually, I'm thinking around 9 mos. before I probably start hitting it hard, lol!

Yep, I have a Wine Thief. I do plan on aging this one in the carboy (first time doing this!) so that I can make adjustments (if needed) on all of the wine at once. There certainly is an advantage, though, of setting some "original" off to the side for future taste comparisons! Thx again!

Winemaker81 - Thank you! Good info. I'm "thinking" that since the powdered tannin that I added at clarification seems to have brought it to my likeness, maybe I shouldn't bother with add'l oak spirals at aging. I'm happy with the "feel" of it as it stands, of course it'll have to sit in order...

Boatboy24 - Thank you for your input. I have yet to use additional oak, outside of what came in these kits, but would like to experiment that way since I do like a little oakiness in my wines. How much contact time would you recommend if I used a light-toast american oak spiral after my final...

Not to hijack, but since this thread is the most current one regarding the WE SE VCdR, I thought it best to tag along. I started mine on Dec. 26th. This is my 10th kit wine in 12 months, and have so far been somewhat disappointed with the red blends. So...to help tone down the purported...