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The CC Showcase Yakima Valley Riesling is hands down my favorite white of all that I've made to date. I just bottled my third kit of this wine; decided to age in glass carboy for 6.5 month prior to bottling (the first two kits I'd bottled without aging), and it was wonderful at bottling. It is...

Thank you for the response. I'm chapitalizing today, and the dextrose dissolved better than any I've used in the past. It tasted fine as well.

dextrose appearance I pitched a double batch of Chocolate Raspberry Dessert Wine (two WE kits in one primary) this weekend. In looking over the ingredients included in the kit, I noticed that the powdered dextrose( for adding later for chapitalization) included in both kits has a speckled...

Pick me, pick me! I would love to win the All In One Wine Pump! I'm making wine for my daughter's upcoming wedding...this would be so helpful!

Thank you for all of your valued input! I can see that there are some reds out there that I will definitely be adding to my wish list :h After much consideration and price comparison, I decided to make the WE Selection Argentinian Malbec which my future son-in-law has requested, and it will be...

I have searched for a thread addressing this question, but haven't really found an answer, so please forgive me if I am being redundant. I have been asked to make wine for my daughter's upcoming wedding in April 2017. I have experience with Winexpert, CellarCraft and RJS kits, ranging from 10...

Yes, your understanding is correct. The wine tastes great, so I will not worry. Thank you for your response!

waited an extra month to top off...worries? I have a batch of WE Angel Blanco that was clear by the estimated timeline on the kit directions. It has been kept in carboy under airlock and the airlock monitored to insure that the fluid level in the airlock was never too low. Although kit...

Thank you for the ideas re: using mineral water and trying a different yeast. I do plan to make this kit again, as I think the wine has an excellent flavor profile despite the lack of minerality. I am very pleased with it thus far. Have any other readers tried other kit brands of Sauvignon...

Update: The Skeeter Pee was a big hit with everyone who tried it. It was served over ice, and tasted great. Interesting to me was that those who liked it the most usually prefer beer over wine, and the biggest fans were men (v.s. women). The Wine on Tap bags worked well for transporting and...

I am so glad that I found your note, Paul. I just did a tasting of Marlborough sauvignon blancs, two commercial and my own 7-month-in-the-bottle Eclipse. I had exactly the same impression of the Eclipse. Can you tell me the age of the Eclipse SB that you tried? I prefer the mineral taste in my...

I searched the forums for this question, but didn't find anything so I apologize if it has been answered elsewhere in this community. I have a Fermtech Wine on Tap bucket, and on the instruction card it says "Reuse your wine kit bag with a standard dispensing tap readily available at homebrew...

Good suggestion, richmke. I think I will try that. And it is good to hear that storage in the bag should work for about 9 months. Thanks!

I have my first batch of Skeeter Pee clearing. I plan to serve it at a party at the end of June, and will be transporting it about 300 miles. I have purchased some Wine On Tap bags, and am hoping to create a dispensing box using the box from one of my commercial wine kits, as I had read that...

Racked my first batch from primary early this morning; 6.5 gallons.

I have a WE Blackberry Port kit that I fortified with Everclear 190 using George's calculations for fortification. I added the Everclear with the F-pack, and according to the kit timeline it should be ready to bottle in about a week. I plan to bottle age as opposed to bulk aging. I have made...

Welcome, Anthony! I am relatively new to the forum as well, and have already learned what a fantastic community this is. Stayed up until 3 am today reading an especially intriguing thread...not a habit to which I am accustomed, but it was well worth the lack of sleep. I know you'll find some...

I prefer dry, crisp whites, but my WE Eclipse Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (dry) and CC Yakima Valley Riesling (off-dry) are tied for my favs so far. I have a WE Sel Italian Pinot Grigio waiting to begin, so it's good to see it mentioned here so favorably. I know that technically many would not...

Thank you all for the welcomes! I am currently living in west TX, in the Midland/Odessa area.

That is too funny...wine minds think alike, eh? It is encouraging to learn that the WE Malbec should be a good one. I am planning to procure some CC kits next. I initially had a problem finding the brand here in the states, but recently discovered that George carries it so I plan to place an...