Favorite Wine Kits Poll

tonyt · Apr 4, 2011

I know y'all have done this before but for us younger folks (57 haha) I will ride herd on tabulating our favorite wine kits. Since I am doing it I'll make the rules.
1) list one to three wine kits, favorite being #1 next 2 and 3.
2) If you must list more than three, fine, I'll deal.
3) List red and white together.
4) Grape wine kits only, no Mist or Fruit wine. (We can do those later)
5) Try to list the manufacturer brand name, Product line and kit name. (Ex. Cellar Craft, Limited Release, Chateau du Pays)
6) List your picks in the beginning of your post then feel free to elaborate.

I will edit this post keeping a running total best I can. I have picked up some of your favorites from other threads. Link an older thread in a post and I will bring those favorites into this list.

#1s
RJ Spagnols, Winery Series, Merlot x2
Wine Expert, Limited Edition, Petite Verdot
Kenridge, Classic, Merlot
RJ Spagnols, Cru Select, Valpolicella Ripassa x2
RJ Spangols, In Premiur, Old Mundullo Shiraz

Wine expert, Selection International, Grenache Shiraz Mouvedre

RJ Spagnols, Winery Series, Super TuscanMM Renaissance Carmenere

#2s
Cellar Craft, Showcase, Amarone x2
Cellar Craft, Showcase, Rosso Fortussimo
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RJS, EP, Australian, Chardannay
MM Renaissance Italian PinotGrigio
Wine Expert, Selection International, Australian Chardonnay
RJ Spagnols, Winery Series, Amarone
RJ Spagnols, Cru Select Chilean Malbec 
Cellar Craft LR old vines Mencia

#3s
Wine Expert, Limited Edition, Brunello
Kenridge, Showcase, BC Merlot
CC ShowcaseCollection Yakima Valley Riesling
Wine Expert, Selection Origianal, Luna Rossa

Wine Expert, Selection International, Italian Sangiovese
RJ Spagnols, Winery Series, Zinfandel RJ Spagnols, Cru SelectAmarone

Flem · Apr 4, 2011

#1 RJS Winery Series Washington Merlot

#2 MM Renaissance Italian PinotGrigio
#3 CC ShowcaseCollection Yakima Valley Riesling

OMGTony, are you a glutton for punishment. Good Luck!!

ArdenS · Apr 4, 2011

There is another discussion that has started asking this same kind of question (Topic: Drgags...all in for wine making). Maybe you two might want to work together.

tonyt · Apr 4, 2011

Flem said:
#1 RJS Winery Series Washington Merlot

#2 MM Renaissance Italian PinotGrigio
#3 CC ShowcaseCollection Yakima Valley Riesling

OMGTony, are you a glutton for punishment. Good Luck!!

I know, that's why I said I would set the rules. hahaha

Rocky · Apr 4, 2011

Tony,

What is the criteria for a favorite wine? Results achieved? Value? Ease of use?

tonyt · Apr 4, 2011

Rocky said:
Tony,

What is the criteria for a favorite wine? Results achieved? Value? Ease of use?

No criteria, whatever you consider YOUR favorite for whatever reason.

diggerdan17 · Apr 9, 2011

1 Old Mundullo Shiraz En Premiur

2 Cellercraft Showcase Amarone

3 Luna Rossa wine expert selection original

Betsyb · Jun 11, 2011

1. Wine expert Grenache Shiraz Mouvedre Selection International
2. Wine Expert Australian Chardonnay Selection International
3. Wine Expert Italian Sangiovese, Selection International (great with pizza!)
I have made 17 wine kits so far and these wines have stood out. The Wine Expert, 3 Continents Meritage seems like it has some real aging potential.

Rocky · Jun 11, 2011

I have to confess that I am hooked on the RJS Winery Series and my three favorites so far are:

Super Tuscan
Amarone
Zinfandel

John Prince · Jul 8, 2011

In two months I've made seven kits, four more on order. I wish I could pick a favorite. Can't drink them till next summer.

I'm still greener than my wine.
John

tonyt · Aug 11, 2011

It would be nice if a few more folks would comment on their favorite wine kits. before long they will be announcing the new limited editions and we will be having to make gut wrenching decisions. I actually just changed my original list to add the CC Rosso Fortussimo.

joeswine · Aug 12, 2011

I don't have a favorite ,I do a mostly juice and that allows me to adjust ,but I do like the mist kits (I know maybe not a true wine ) but they do have flavor

,the kits I have made over the years I would have to say amarone and super Tuscan were the tasty...also a cal. white zin was excellent as a base wine......well thats me...always mixing

user 17778 · Aug 14, 2011

OK well I've only finished maybe 10 kits and have some more really nice ones in progress. But of what I've finished I would say that......1. RJ Spagnols, Cru Select, Valpolicella Ripassa -Magical!!!!

2. RJ Spagnols, Cru Select Chilean Malbec

3. RJ Spagnols, Cru SelectAmarone

andy123 · Aug 14, 2011

MM Renaissance Carmenerefor me

eblasmn9 · Aug 22, 2011

I am on my 9th kit in 10 months. None of them will be ready until sometime in 2012. My first kit, Cellar Craft LR old vines Mencia, is pretty good at 9 months. I am thinking I need to make more Showcase kits. I think their amarone and red mountain Cab are at the top of my list.

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