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I've made three of the WE Reserve kits but not the Private Reserve and after a year I was more than satisfied with WE reserve. Are you "done" with FWK?

The fall FWK sale started on Monday and today my order arrived ..... time to make wine for 2025!

FWK Australian Red Blend

After 11 months in a carboy, I bottled the FWK Australian Red Blend. It's a nice smooth red and I have even higher hopes in a few more months in the bottle. I added French oak medium plus, and 3 small peppercorns to give the wine some spicy notes. The smaller bottles 375ml could be used for...

Thanks for the input ..... on paper this FWK appears delicious and it's the next one to purchase. I'll be sure to let it age!

Looking for feedback with the FWK Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel kit ..... thinking the Tavola. I've had great luck with the FWK Tavola kits.

The 2022 Tavola PN was the best red wine I've ever made but the 2023 Forte PN was not as good.

Oh yeah ... bad apple with a cinnamon stick. Taste like apple pie wine. dang .... just saw where auto correct changed my word.

Bad Apple wine with a little common stick!

That is very interesting stuff. Although my family / friends liked the wine with K&C the best, it still makes me want to cut down on the quantity of clearing agents I use. I wouldn't have a problem cutting my FWK clearing agents down to about 70% to see what happens on a kit. My only issue...

I went back / forth for a few days on if I was going to post my results. Wasn't looking to create any drama for WMT. We did not do a blind taste but I felt none of us were paying enough attention to the color / body / or structure to the wine. It was just a tasting of two separate glasses of...

Yes in clarity difference ... I didn't reveal my test until we were finished with both glasses. Out of 12 people 7 wanted to participate and these are friends who have no expertise in winemaking. I let them finish each glass and a vote on their favorite all within about 20-30 minutes. After...

Surprised me too.

Started a FWK Tavola Syrah June 2023. I split my FWK Tavola Syrah into a couple of 3 gallon glass carboys and used clearing agents on one carboy. The wines was bottled late June 2024 and kept separate for a non scientific experiment. I marked the bottles so you can tell the difference in...

Tavola .... I just started drinking reds about 24 months ago and have made Tavolas with one exception. Last year I made a FWK Forte Pinot Noir with seeds/skins. My 2022 Tavola PN was exceptional so why not try the Forte with all the bells/whistles. After letting my Forte sit for about 13...

I have the Great Australian Red Blend in a carboy aging for the past 8 months. Added Kmeta, took a quick taste and it has the potential to be special. In fact, so special I'm going to order another Aussie Red Blend in September thinking the current one won't last long when it's time to...

I have used the Crafted Series beverage infusions. They have worked wonderfully for me. Sorry late to the conversation .... life has been busy lately. https://craftedseries.com/collections/beverage-infusion

Yes ... entire flavor pack.

A big kudos to Matt for his reply to our group. I've been a FWK fan and appreciate the response or interaction with the customers.

Ok .... here is full disclosure. I've made numerous Vintners Best and have not had the greatest results but those are my results. There are tons of wine makers who love the Vintners Best fruit wine base. My Island Mist kits since 2016 have always come out about the same with just a...