Quick hello

[Giovannino]

Hi everyone and thanks for the forum.

I usually wait before I even register but I only needed to read a few posts here to realise this is a nice place to visit and learn a little.

I've made several batches in the past but never at home and always came out disappointed.

A couple of months ago I decided to give it another try but using WE Premium. I went for the Australian Shiraz (this grape has always been one of my favourites and, the Valpolicella. I do hope they age well.

So, like I said, I is here to learn.
Have a great day.

 

[winemaker_3352]

Welcome aboard!!!

 

[robie]

Welcome to the forum. If you have any questions or doubts about the process, be sure to ask.

 

[Julie]

Hi

Welcome to winemakingtalk

 

[Wade E]

Welcome. What did you use to make the 1st few wines that you were disappointed in?

 

[Flem]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Runningwolf]

Welcome aboard, glad to have you here!

 

[UglyBhamGuy]

Welcome, this is a nice place to visit.
The search function is pretty good to peruse while waiting to get your questions answered.
Lots of good people with lots of good information.

 

[vacuumpumpman]

welcome: just jump in and start typing !!

steve

 

[jtstar]

Welcome to our forum a lot of good people here and alway willing to help

 

[Giovannino]

Thank you for the Welcome

Welcome. What did you use to make the 1st few wines that you were disappointed in?

The 3 batches that I remember were all WE's and all reds. One was definitely a Merlot but can't remember the rest. And of course they were from the 'Value' list.

Heck I was so disappointed I gave most of the last batch away.

But, that's in the past and the current batches are promising.

 

[robie]

The kit wines tend to be a little thinner than their commercial equivalents. The more premium kits will be better, but still not quite as full bodied.

Also, you really must give them some aging time, a year for the better whites and 18 months to 2 years for the reds.

Read up on a product called Tancor Grand Cru. It is an addition you can make to any red kit, before bottling; it can noticeably improve what we call the mouth-feel of the wine.

 

[Giovannino]

Thanks Robie, I will do some reading on the Tancor Grand Cru.

Also, I'm so glad I'm not going crazy when I think the wines are 'thinner' and that other agree with me.

One thing I've learnt for sure is the aging period.

Thank you.