Recent content by cassma

So many great looking labels on this forum! Where do you get the artwork for these?? The sunset pic on my label is a picture of a sunset I took in Hilton Head.

Playing around with our first label... Don't know the abv yet so will change if needed as well as "semi-sweet". Hoping it will be semi-sweet!!

No we did not. The kit doesn't have anything to measure SG and we had no idea about all these different terms and procedures, etc involved in winemaking when we started! The more I info I read on here the more I realize this kit is quite basic. Wonder if we'll even get a drinkable wine at the...

Well hopefully no harm done with the dextrose we did add in the primary! It was about 10oz. in 2.5 gallons of liquid. I know this kit is pretty simple and seems way more elementary than most kits out there but we figured it was a good starting point. There really is so much to learn about...

It's called Barrelkit Wine Kit by Vino. We bought through a local winery - I believe the own this wine kit company as well.

The kit includes the potassium sorbate. We did end up putting in half the packet of dextrose (about 10oz). That is what we remember the man saying but of course we had no clue at the time (not sure we do now!) but then as we followed the instructions there was no mention at all of dextrose in...

We are using a home kit - first time ever doing this. The kit includes dextrose and the guy said something about putting in half now and then more at the end if we want it sweeter. The instructions don't even include anything about dextrose. Our yeast is about ready so we are about to...

Love Fairport! In fact we hope to relocate there in a few years! We love this area and all the great Finger Lakes wineries around us! Thank goodness I like a sweeter wine since NY wines tend to be on the sweeter side!

Hello! So happy to have found this forum in my search for label making ideas! We have just purchased our first home winemaking kit and are starting with a simple table red. I'm as excited about the winemaking experience as I am about coming up with names for our "winery" and our first batch...