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Bottled the FWK Riesling yesterday. In case you are worried about the carbon, it turned out great and already tastes very good.

About separate grape skins packs availability: In a July 19 email response to my question, Matt Pruszynski reported that they were installing and testing a new cooler system for storing the skins enabling them to sell them separately. They will know more after testing the new system. He added...

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Labelpeelers will soon market FWK grape skin paks separately from FWK kits. Announement will be made to those on the mailing list.

Will FWK offer a Malbec in the future?

Thanks for all the comments.

Does everyone use distilled water as recommended? My water comes from a 600-ft-deep well. Some other kit instructions say "Don't use distilled water." Any advice?

I'm experimenting with All-In-One Wine Pump's Headspace Eliminators. Has anyone tried these?

My merlot kit is going well. Today is Day 6; the SG is at 1.013, and the must temperature is 76 F. Agree that the instructions are great. However, I found one instruction to be a bit confusing. Step 3, Item 3 reads: “Stir the must (juice) and “Punch down” the bags twice daily with sanitized...

My first Finer Wine Kit arrived today--eager to see how it turns out. Forte Merlot.

Give Away Wine Kit Selection Cellar Clasic Trio 18L

Getting ready to start a batch of MM 23litre Caberlot. Is this the juice from a grape that combines the qualities of cabernet and merlot (such as the much-touted IL CABERLOT)? Or a blend of juices from the two grapes?

Welcome, Gabe. I'm your neighbor to the east (NC Mountains), but I get to Nashville frequently to visit my friends at AllSeasonsNashville. Paul is a great resource there. If you go, tell him Charlie sent you. ...sounds like you really jumped into wine making. Good luck.

Greetings from <?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Black Mountain</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:State></st1:place>. Although not new to wine making, I am new to the forum. My experience...