I made a few kits, and now I have a maturing problem. I started making the top of the line kits, figuring if I am going to spend that much time, I might as well spend a few extra bucks and make good ones. However, now that we have a lot of decent wine around, we are drinking them young, well before they have matured.
I guess I should have started with early maturing wines first. So, my next kit will be the WE Australian Petit Verdot, which I am told will be nicely drinkable after 9 months, and peaks around 2 years.
I think I need to plan my wine drinking/gifting 2-4 years out.
So far all my kits have been WE. That is what all the LHBS carry. Although I did find one that carries Cellar Craft. Any of their reds you would recommend for either quick drinking or long-term aging?
BTW: I actually like the taste of the kits much better than the expensive bottles of wine. They may not have the "complexity", but they are a lot more "drinkable" to me.
I guess I should have started with early maturing wines first. So, my next kit will be the WE Australian Petit Verdot, which I am told will be nicely drinkable after 9 months, and peaks around 2 years.
I think I need to plan my wine drinking/gifting 2-4 years out.
So far all my kits have been WE. That is what all the LHBS carry. Although I did find one that carries Cellar Craft. Any of their reds you would recommend for either quick drinking or long-term aging?
BTW: I actually like the taste of the kits much better than the expensive bottles of wine. They may not have the "complexity", but they are a lot more "drinkable" to me.