Pumpkinman
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Once again my wife and I went to friends of ours that ended up being a Wine and Beer tasting event..lol
I was very curious to test the difference between the following Riesling kits that my good friend had made following the directions to the letter, all of these kits had been aged 6 months:
The first thing that we tested for was the color:
The Eclipse Kit was crystal clear, very inviting, The World Vineyard was a bit more golden in color, followed by the Vinters Harvest, which was a more pronounced golden color.
The next thing we checked was the aroma.
Believe it or not, the Eclipse kit had no wine or fruit aroma at all, it almost smelled like a cardboard box as the ladies put it, the Vinters Reserve had a pronounced fruit forward aroma, very inviting, it made you want to taste it, while the World Vineyard had a nice aroma, not as pronounced as the Vintners Reserve, but better than the Eclipse kit.
The last thing we tested was the actual taste:
The Eclipse was great, very smooth, good balance, not too acidic, it was crisp and refreshing.
The Vinters Reserve was still green, it was very much "hot", and needed to be aged at least another 6 months to a year.
Any further assessments of this wine would be unfair to it due to it needing more time to age.
The World Vineyard was much more acidic, not as balanced or rounded as the Eclipse kit, a much more dry wine, no sweetness or smoothness to it.
I feel that it would greatly benefit from a gentle back sweetening to off set the acidity.
All in all, the Eclipse kits was worth the cost, except for the lack of aroma,
I was very curious to test the difference between the following Riesling kits that my good friend had made following the directions to the letter, all of these kits had been aged 6 months:
- Winexpert Eclipse Washington Columbia Valley Riesling
- Vintners Reserve Riesling
- Washington Riesling (World Vineyard)
The first thing that we tested for was the color:
The Eclipse Kit was crystal clear, very inviting, The World Vineyard was a bit more golden in color, followed by the Vinters Harvest, which was a more pronounced golden color.
The next thing we checked was the aroma.
Believe it or not, the Eclipse kit had no wine or fruit aroma at all, it almost smelled like a cardboard box as the ladies put it, the Vinters Reserve had a pronounced fruit forward aroma, very inviting, it made you want to taste it, while the World Vineyard had a nice aroma, not as pronounced as the Vintners Reserve, but better than the Eclipse kit.
The last thing we tested was the actual taste:
The Eclipse was great, very smooth, good balance, not too acidic, it was crisp and refreshing.
The Vinters Reserve was still green, it was very much "hot", and needed to be aged at least another 6 months to a year.
Any further assessments of this wine would be unfair to it due to it needing more time to age.
The World Vineyard was much more acidic, not as balanced or rounded as the Eclipse kit, a much more dry wine, no sweetness or smoothness to it.
I feel that it would greatly benefit from a gentle back sweetening to off set the acidity.
All in all, the Eclipse kits was worth the cost, except for the lack of aroma,
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