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It is my all time favorite Cab, by far.

I can tell you that I have made both the Old Vine Zin and Mountain Cab and they are my favorite!! These are my go to Reds. And for special occasions, the Barolo.

Hey Mike....long time no see!! :) I did the battonage on my chard kit and it turned out really really good! I love the Yakima grape kit!!! Kathie

Leave it alone and don't tweak it. It is great as is.

BOTH of the CC cab and shiraz are excellent!!! The Red Mountain Cab is bold, upfront, and peppery!!! I love it!!

RayWay, I have never been disappointed with a CC kit....ever. :)

lol Greg......for you the chemist....I stand corrected. metabisulfite. :) Kathie

I believe that the OxiClean is for cleaning and I personally always sanitize with K-Meta. Sorry if I confused anyone. Kathie

Lori, You have a wonderful wine supply business right outside Dallas!! "Fine Vine Wines" owned by a guy name George Cornelious. He has been my supplier for 10 yrs now. This is where I get my wine and port kits and supplies. He is a guy that when you call the store, he answers all your...

When I first started making wines I never bulk aged. They went straight to the bottle to age. Now I bulk age for 5 or 6 months, than bottle. I believe on most kit instructions they usually have you bottle the wine. Kathie

It will be great at Christmas.......awesome in the summer and FANTASTIC the following Christmas. hahaha

Looks great!!!! :)

Truthfully, I would have gone and purchased a new primary bucket. But, you can also sanitize with "Oxi Clean". Cheaper that than the sterilizing powder you get from suppliers. Sounds like your on your way to a great wine!!! Good luck! Kathie

It does seem odd to us to add the oak during the primary. But, it seems to work. haha I have taken oak cubes and added to the first racking for a week or 10 days, then racked again taking the cubes out. I got a nice oak flavor at the end. Maybe it was blind dumb luck, but it was a great...

Don't stress too much on number of days. Wines have a mind of their own at times. My rule of thumb for my wines I usually have the SG at .994 or lower, than rack. Seems to work for me. Kathie