Other Kit viable after expiration date?

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I got Fontana Cabernet Sauvignon 10L kit for free, cause it has expired.
Sticker says "Best before July 2016".

Should I ferment it or toss it?
 
The kit probably is good for sometime after expiry. However I didn't watch expiry and had a white with a off taste. I ended up dumping it. Hopefully that won't happen to you. I'd chance it.
 
I took a chance and I am running it now, tweaked it with whatever I had on hand : a cup of dried prunes, some supermaket fresh grapes, 1 Tbs of tannins, 2 11oz cans of frozen blackberry Welch concentrate to boost SG which was kind of weak at 1.080 with all those additions in reduced total volume (5Gal), perhaps I will oak it in secondary. Juice smelled good 1 year after expiry, color almost black.
Having fun with it and it is fermenting like crazy, I have a good vibes about it.
 

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