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One too few!:(

I just cleaned and removed labels from a couple of cases of empties and I put together a rack I bought. Now I have storage for a couple hundred more bottles. :h:db:tz

I'm curious about how your wine was 5 months old in mid January and now it's "about a year old" 1 1/2 months later. :? Are you talking about 2 different kits?

You say this is your first red kit. How many kits have you made? While temperature can make a big difference there is also the possibility that you have read the hydrometer incorrectly. The hydrometer that came with my starter kit was very difficult to read properly. Is it still...

The Shiraz is in the primary and I picked up the Petite Verdot today. Two batches to bottle next week, then I can start the Verdot. I think my local shop has a couple extra Petite Verdot kits and I'm wondering if I should do another one. The wine is starting to build up in the cellar...

Patience Grasshopper! Is there really any reason to rush?

I did the smaller, 12 Litre, kit (Grand Cru International) it's now six months in the bottle and tastes pretty good now. Its likely that your wine will be better after six to 9 months.

I just got a call saying the Petite Verdot is in. :b

The three reds. :h

Thats strange because I specifically asked my retailer if it was theirs or Winexpert's incentive and they told me it was Winexpert's not theirs.

I just received one of the Vinturi wine aerators today when I picked up the first of the three Le kits I ordered from Winexpert. Winexpert is giving them away when you order three LE kits. I tried it out tonight. It's not hype. These things actually work. Instantly decants your wine...

I tried mine out tonight. It works! It instantly decants the wine. I googled them and found them advertised for $39.99. Make sure you get yours. :a

I had no problem fermenting the port kit and, so far, everything is going according to Hoyle on this one too. :h :h

If you ordered 3 of the LE's did you receive a Vinturi wine aerator? I got mine when I picked up the first of the three LE kits that I ordered. The local retailer said it was Winexpert that was giving them away not just the local shop.

The kit I am doing now is the WE Selection International Italian Amarone. I did another kit a few months ago (Chocolate Raspberry Port) which also used this technique. Thise kits called for the additional sugar pack to be added 5-7 days after you start the primary fermentation. You then leave...

This process is known as chaptalisation. It is used when making high alcohol wines such as port wines. It is easier for the yeast to break down the sugar when it isn't all added at once. Therefore more sugar is added after the initial fermentation is started. The kit I am doing will produce a...

The Italian Amarone kit that I'm doing comes with 900g of corn sugar. The instructions state that you can substitute granulated table sugar instead. What effect would this have on the wine?

Are you saying you did the Shiraz the first time around and weren't impressed?

I just bottled this one tonight. Very nice. :d I can hardly wait to taste it again in a year or two. If you like red wines you must consider doing this kit. I think that in the future I won't do any kits which don't come with grape skins. I also got to try out my new Buon Vino MiniJet...

Thanks! I knew I had forgotten something.:D