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IhaveRJS International Merlot and Cab Sav from late 2010 thatI ,my wife and several of our friends are having difficulty extracting corks from the750ml bottles. I have broken twogood quality double handle cork screws ,my wife has had one broken handle,a friend jokingly asked if I had insurance...

I am at day 28 with my first EP kit. It is the Delu Ranch Woodbridge Cab Sav. I am still new to bulk agingand I want to go in that direction with this kit. SG is .996 and would like to procede. Tell me if I am headed in the right direction. First off I would like to get to bottling day three...

Which RJ kits come with factory packed labels for 30 bottles? I know the EP and the Winery series does. Any others?

To those familiar with both the RJS GC Int series and the RJS Winery Series: Looking at a Syrah and a Red Zin and a Merlot. Price difference for three kits is around45 per or 135 for the lot. I have made nearly all the reds in the RJS GC Int series at least once, some more. I have never made a...

I would like to make a blend with a 33 % Red zinfandel, 33%Merlot and 33% Syrah. I would like to get the results to replicatea store bought blend we are fond of. I thought I might use the RJ Spagnols International series: Primitivo ( Red Zin) , Syrah and the Merlot kits. These are all 12liter...

I see we have a new ship date for the Red mountain Cab kit. Does this look firm? I hope there will be enough to go around.

Having started two Munton's kits I had a gravity reading of 1.040 each time just before pitching the yeast. The first a Continental pilsner kit was in a primary for 7 days and a secondary for 14 days and still had a gravity reading of 1.012 for a difference of .028 x 131 =3.668 ABV The kit...

What is the shelf life for the RJ International kits? I was just pondering how long I could keep a kit in the original box and still get the excellent results I have gotten so far?Buy wines of the month and take advantage of the savings but not get into trouble with one going bad.

The red wine rjs international kits come with dried grapes and an oak pack. The instructions say the grape skins can be added directly or put in the bag that is furnished. I elected to add directly. I have let the kit run its course allowing extra days for the primary and secondary ferment and...