Other Wine Kit Lines

[jsiddall]

As requested here is a list of wine kit lines by the major manufacturers in rough order of descending grade

Vineco
Wine Kits
Cellar Craft Showcase (18 L red with skin pack, 16 L white, 6 week)
Vineco Passport Series (18 L (some 16 L + 2 L grape skin reds), 8 week)
Ultimate Estate Reserve (WineKitz stores only) (17 L, 8 week)
KenRidge Showcase (16 L, 6 week)
Cellar Craft Premium (16 L, 6 week)
Legacy (16 L, 6 week)
Cheeky Monkey (10 L, 4 week)
Cellar Craft Sterling (12 L, 5 week)
Traditional Vintage (WineKitz stores only) (10 L, 5 week)
Cheeky Monkey (10 L, 4 week)
KenRidge Classic (10 L, 4 week, reported to be similar to Cheeky Monkey)
European Select (7.5 L, 4 week)
California Connoisseur (7.5 L, 4 week)

Other Styles
Niagara Mist (7.5 L, 4 week)
Cellar Craft Specialty

For more information see: http://www.vinecowine.com/wine

RJ Spagnols
Wine Kits
En Primeur Winery Series (18 L, 8 week with skin pack) (Note: The En Primeur Winery Series was formed by merging the former En Primeur (8 week) and Cellar Classic Winery Series (6 week) lines)
Cru Select (16 L, 6 week, some with skin pack)
Cellar Classic (15 L, 6 week) (discontinued as of 2016)
Grand Cru International (12 L, 5 week, some reds with skin pack)
Grand Cru (10 L, 4 week)
Glad Hatter (9 L, 5 week, reds have skin pack)
Vino Del Vida World Tour (9 L, 4 week) (discontinued as of 2016)
Vino Del Vida (9 L, 4 week) (discontinued as of 2016)
Heritage Estates (6.3 L, 4 week)
Cellar Master (5 L, 4 week)

Other Styles
Orchard Breezin' (5-7 L, 4 week)
Cru Specialty
Premier Cru (juice bucket)

For more information see: http://www.rjscraftwinemaking.com/Products/Wines

Winexpert
Wine Kits
Eclipse (18L (16 juice, 2 L grape skin pack), 8 week)
Limited Edition Series (LE) (18 L, 6-8 week)
Selection International with grapeskins (18L, 6 weeks)
Selection (16L, 6-8 weeks)
World Vineyard (10 L, 4-5 weeks)
Vintners Reserve (10 L, 4-5 weeks)
Chai Maison (7.5 L, 4 weeks)

Other Styles
Island Mist
Spéciale

For more information see: http://www.winexpert.com/our-brands

Mosti Mondiale
Wine Kits
Fresh Juice (Seasonal, Chile Fresco, Mondiale Fresco, Sonoma Edition) (23 L frozen)
Meglioli (23L pasteurized)
All Juice Masters Edition (23 L pasteurized)
Renaissance (16 L, 6 week)
Original All Juice (23 L)
Vinifera Noble (10 L)

Other Styles
La Bodega Port (12 L)
Summer Breeze (fruit wine) (7 kg)

For more information see: http://www.mostimondiale.com/index.php/en/products

Note: only reds have skin pack. Also, unless specified the skin pack volume is included in the total. Ex: an 18 L kit with skin pack will often be 16 L juice + 2 L skins.

 

[cpfan]

Here are some additions for your list.

For Vineco, please add California Connoisseur and European Select. Both fit below KR Classic. Also Cellar Craft Sterling, not sure where it fits.

For Canadians, there are 2 Wine Kitz brands, both part of Vineco....Ultimate Estate Reserve and Traditional Vintage.

Winexpert has a bottom end brand called Chai Maison (may be Canada only).

RJ Spagnols has Vino del Vida World Tour situated just above VdeV, They also have the bottom end lines Heritage Estates and Cellar Master (may be Canada only). There is the pail brand Premier Cru (23litres) but I'm not sure where it fits, possibly below Cellar Classic.

Steve

 

[ceeaton]

I think WineXpert also has Island Mist towards the bottom of that list.

 

[DoctorCAD]

Some think the "mist" its are higher up the ladder.

Not me, but there are lots.

 

[Brian55]

Some think the "mist" its are higher up the ladder.

Not me, but there are lots.

There are also people who think Bartles and Jaymes is wine as well....

 

[cpfan]

Some think the "mist" its are higher up the ladder.

Personally I think that the Mist wines are on a different list, as are the ports/sherries/icewines/etc.

Steve

 

[DoctorCAD]

Personally I think that the Mist wines are on a different list, as are the pors/sherries/icewines/etc.

Steve

That is probably a better way to list them.

 

[Tink]

Thanks for this. Can I ask whether the mamnufacturers are also in order of grading, or just the wines within each manufacturer? (eg. is the top RJ Spagnol considered better than the bottom Vineco?)

 

[Brian55]

Thanks for this. Can I ask whether the mamnufacturers are also in order of grading, or just the wines within each manufacturer? (eg. is the top RJ Spagnol considered better than the bottom Vineco?)

The top lines from each manufacturer are all quite comparable. So I would imagine that should follow down the rest of the line ups.

 

[cpfan]

Thanks for this. Can I ask whether the mamnufacturers are also in order of grading, or just the wines within each manufacturer? (eg. is the top RJ Spagnol considered better than the bottom Vineco?)

Personally, I would say that Vineco-Winexpert-RJS are all about even. One company's Merlot might be better than the others, but their Cab Sauv might be not as good. But that statement might be personal taste too.

To me, Mosti Mondiale is not as good as the other three, but that is personal taste as well.

Steve

 

[jsiddall]

Thanks for the updates. Sorry for the delay in getting them added. I moved mist and speciality styles to their own section under each manufacturer to avoid confusion. Let me know if there is anything else to add.

 

[jsiddall]

Noted the discontinuation of the RJS Vino Del Vida and Cellar Classic lines