Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

[wineview]

Made a cheap wine kit a year ago. After 3 weeks. meh. At 3 months. Hmmm its ok. At 7 months. Not bad, in fact it is good. Now after a year in a carboy. OMG this is really good.

Did you do any tweaking?

 

[Christopher Anderson]

Did you do any tweaking?

No. One of the first kits I made. I made two Wild Grapes Shiraz. Followed directions. Bottled at 4 weeks. Then 2nd kit carboy at 4.5 weeks. Put several bottles away. The Shiraz in carboy, now bottled, tastes better than the early bottled.

 

[joeswine]

These are the types of kits you want to develop your out styles with there not to expensive .
I’ll bet you to-date I’ve done 500 of these for my customers and a few for myself.

 

[Christopher Anderson]

These are the types of kits you want to develop your out styles with there not to expensive .
I’ll bet you to-date I’ve done 500 of these for my customers and a few for myself.

So you make custom wine kits for the customers? Blending to the customer liking? Just wondering.

 

[szap]

These are the types of kits you want to develop your out styles with there not to expensive .
I’ll bet you to-date I’ve done 500 of these for my customers and a few for myself.

Is there a previous post from you on your blending process

 

[joeswine]

So you make custom wine kits for the customers? Blending to the customer liking? Just wondering.

Yes , it’s not that hard, they buy the kit style , I process to there style , sweet, dry , semi dry fruit forward etc.
After a few kits they actually get wine that’s theirs, then that’s what I concentrate on in the future.
The kits themselves. Are basic easy to manage and after a while you just move through the process without thinking.
Sometimes you need to make taste adjustments but after all is said and do , it’s cool .
They supply ., bottles , corks, labels usually come with these cheap kits and a few don’t .
4/6 week pickup

 

[szap]

Are most blends 50/50

 

[wineview]

If you don’t mind me asking, what do you charge for a kit from beginning to end.

 

[joeswine]

I don’t charge at all .
I call them my customer because there people I know and who love every day wine and I enjoy the journey there’s about 12 ( people), in total and fir the most part they like when I experiment .
That’s how Twaeking Cheap Wine Kits continues.
I make their wine a photography as I go.

 

[joeswine]

The only basic item to remember when thinking about a wine style is the basic description of the wine style itself ( fruity , citrus, berries etc. )
Then take it from there , read the thread it’s all there and then some , cheersat least 4 to 7 kits in a rotation per month as a norm

 

[wineview]

4-7 kits per month. How long do you bulk age?

 

[joeswine]

I ill ask the to let them sit for a month .
They do what they want once’s the cheap kits are bottled and done correctly they don’t need much aging that’s there purpose .
And they make a good every day wine .
As opposed to better or higher priced kits that can have some improvements with aging .
Most of my reds sit for at least 1 year then I taste , whites in the higher end 6 mos.
You see I have a lot of inventory for one guy so s lot of my wine ages because I can’t get to it all. And that’s not a problem

 

[joeswine]

Are most blends 50/50

Most are not blends at all just straight up, then comes the tweaks or not depending on the customer and taste preference.

 

[wineview]

Every day wine meaning a table wine?

 

[Shurt1073]

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

 

[cmason1957]

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

I haven't made this particular one, but my experience with all of them has been excellent. I am more of a fan of the Forte style kits, but then I have plenty of wine to let them age for 6 - 8 months of even a year.

 

[joeswine]

Every day wine meaning a table wine?

Yes , aren’t all wines table wines??

 

[joeswine]

Is there a previous post from you on your blending process

Blending is a thought process.
Are you blending vital juices?
Are you blending fruit to juice ?
Knowing the difference between a partnership in blending and a background taste that’s what that thread was about.

 

[joeswine]

Sorry for the interruption of this thread,

 

[Shurt1073]

I haven't made this particular one, but my experience with all of them has been excellent. I am more of a fan of the Forte style kits, but then I have plenty of wine to let them age for 6 - 8 months of even a year.

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!