Hey folks. just got back from Europe, and will shortly be posting some Tuscany Wine Porn for us all to enjoy..
I have a Cellarcraft Red Mountain Trio on deck that I'll start on the weekend. I'm getting fairly well set for stuff bulk aging to restock my cellar eventually. most of it's the better end of stuff, because, I'm a princess and like big reds.
I have an Austrailan Chardonnay that I'm about ready to stabilize that I've been doing battonage on, and it tastes really good right now.
Soooooo... My costco has the $47 all "juice" Paklab Onyx V kits again.. there's a few reds, and I noticed a sauvignon blanc.. I know these are a little thin. (I have a malbec bulk aging that I put a ton of oak in, it may turn out ok.)
Still $47 is less than two bucks a bottle. two buck chuck is cheap up here. but to put that in context I brought a couple super tuscans back from italy that I paid 50 euros a *bottle* for.. I like my nice reds
I know I can "get away" with cheaper kits for whites. I don't drink a *lot* of white. so my thought is either 1) just avoid it, save your carboys for good stuff.. 2) Buy a Sauvignon blanc kit to have a bit more white around. or 3) Buy the theoritically fullest body red pail, and doctor it up with a bunch of raisins and elderberries and oak for extra gusto... I've not really "hacked" a red kit for extra body much before so don't know how much I can accomplish here. so.. perhaps a bit of a poll.. Phat should:
I have a Cellarcraft Red Mountain Trio on deck that I'll start on the weekend. I'm getting fairly well set for stuff bulk aging to restock my cellar eventually. most of it's the better end of stuff, because, I'm a princess and like big reds.
I have an Austrailan Chardonnay that I'm about ready to stabilize that I've been doing battonage on, and it tastes really good right now.
Soooooo... My costco has the $47 all "juice" Paklab Onyx V kits again.. there's a few reds, and I noticed a sauvignon blanc.. I know these are a little thin. (I have a malbec bulk aging that I put a ton of oak in, it may turn out ok.)
Still $47 is less than two bucks a bottle. two buck chuck is cheap up here. but to put that in context I brought a couple super tuscans back from italy that I paid 50 euros a *bottle* for.. I like my nice reds
I know I can "get away" with cheaper kits for whites. I don't drink a *lot* of white. so my thought is either 1) just avoid it, save your carboys for good stuff.. 2) Buy a Sauvignon blanc kit to have a bit more white around. or 3) Buy the theoritically fullest body red pail, and doctor it up with a bunch of raisins and elderberries and oak for extra gusto... I've not really "hacked" a red kit for extra body much before so don't know how much I can accomplish here. so.. perhaps a bit of a poll.. Phat should:
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