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Has anyone evergot juice from them? My brother got me three buckets of pure Chianti juice. And I must say it smells good.

This week I am heading to Philadelphia to the Italian market to pick up some juice. Never did this before but you pick the wine you want and they crush the grapes in front of you and you take the juice home and make wine. Has anyone ever did anything like this. These grapes are straight from...

I have gotten 2 kits mixed up, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc. One kit comes with one pack and the other comes with two. Does anyone know which one goes with what? Cheers

I know its early but when does WE announce 2008 products?

First let me say I got a bit lazy.. I left one of my primary buckets outside in the rain for a while now.. leafs were floating in there with rain water as well as a cigar ashes from my friend. My other ones I leave in the basement. Over the weekend my plumber decided to use one as a trash can...

Hello all, Today is not a good day for me... Why??? I came home today and my upstairs (where I start my wine) was very hot... I have the Corvina in the primary, Supertuscan on stage 2, Zin on stage 4. The airloch on the Tuscan was filled with wine and the Zin had a little wine in the...

Hello all, I am at stage 4 in my estate Zin.. I forgot to add Pot. Meta. Would it be ok to open it up and add some and reclose? Will it hurt anything? Cheers

Hello all, I had no heat last night. Oil heater blew. So I figured that the temp dropped to about maybe 50, give or take. I have a Zin, Syrah, Viognier and High test (beer) in carboys right now fermenting. I have noticed that the carboys started to suck instead of releasing. Is this a huge...

Any thoughts? opinions? Really never had this or anything close...

Last night I went toa local bar where I am good friends with the owners son. Howeverthe father grows grapesand makes his wine from scratch. So I approached him and told him I was making wine and would like for him to try some. Without a glitch he ask (in a non caring way) was it a kit? I told...

What would be a similiar wine to top offViognier? Something that is not exspensive... My local wine store does not have a real big selection of Viognier..

I am being told by a friend that this kit is good. So I bought it. Alot of people are tell me to add more alcohol to it (I have heard of Everclear). And said do not make it really sweet. This is my first port kit.. Does anyone have any knowledge on this for a novice??

Hello all, I am aging my Pinot and Cab right now.. I have noticed that alot of bottles (on their side)have a little packet of bubblesright next to the cork.. What does this mean? Is there air getting in there? I see no signs of leaking..

Has anyone ever made an Absinthe kit?? or ever tried it?

I was just reading the directions for my hightest. I am a little confused about stage 3 step 2. Prepare your priming syrup by dissolving the sugar in 500 ml of boiling water. Where do I get my priming syrup and what is it? Very Very new to making beer. This is my first batch..

Hello, Say I make 3 Baron kits, which comes out to roughly 9 cases.. I have no room to keep them all cool.. Would it be ok to let them sit at room tempature until Im ready to chill and drink? How long could I do that for? One more thing..a funny one.. Has anyone ever got drunk off of a...

Away with the newbie questions Despite the instructions, is there any harm in bulk aging my Syrah and Supertuscan (both crushendo) in my 6 gallon carboy? Is it better? worse? Does it need to be between 45-55 degrees when aging it in the carboy? If it is ok, then after I bottle it do I need...

Quick question.. How do I put the mesh filter on my auto siphon?? It wont go in or around it>>>

Hello, I was getting ready to siphon my viognier into my carboy but when I took my SG it is reading 1.200 where in the instructions it says 1.010.. what could cause this? Should I still siphon it into the carboy?

How long can you age WE kits? I called the other day and they said up to 5 yrs... So I take that as anything over 5 years will start to go bad????