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I ordered 2 of these. I had occasion to email Christina at CC 1 or 2 days before these were announced and she mentioned that something special was coming. When they were announced I continued with my questions with her, and mentioned the CndP and how excited I was. She said she thought it...

Excellent choice! I've made this kit several times. I've also made the other options similar to this, including most of the GSM offerings. I will heartily encourage you to let this have some time, and they enjoy it. We've found that it pairs well with a wide variety of foods and is a...

The chalk flavor is indicative of the Red Mountain Valley. As I understand it, that area was isolated, and flooded for a long time (geological terms, not quite as long as wine terms). The water receded slowly, leaving a residue behind that contributes to that profile. All of this talk...

I've done the RJS Orange Chocolate Port (1x) and the MM Bodega Port (3x). I'm considering doing the CC Port next. I like them all. For these kits you will need to either make 2 kits or use 3 gallon carboys. You will also need to decide how to fortify it. I use a blend of brandy (for...

RMV Cab I love this wine. We had opened a bottle from April 2007 last night. One thing, if you let it age you will be happy. Also, I find that it also likes some time to open up. I just got a new Wine Weaver (aerator) and it did the job perfectly. kcd

We just returned from 3+ weeks tooodling around N.Z. and visited as many wineries as we could fit in; probably 30 or so. Some of our favorite PNs came from the Martinborough region, something I never ever see here in Texas. We asked various people about importing sources, and got a lot of...

bummer... Unfortunately, I didn't find this response until AFTER I got home. Frankly, it was soooo cold and rainy the day we passed through Hamilton a pause may have been just the thing to take away the jet-lag-driving-on-the-other-side-of-the-road blues, and to celebrate that our RV was an...

I have made all of those wines more than once. I always split my kits, with 6 bottles going to 2 different friends; making 3-4 batches of 6 wines a year. I make the (CC) LOVZ and the Rosso every year, but at different times. I've done it since the Rosso first came out. I mention all of this...

I've made the Barbera and the Cab, the Zin is in the bucket even as we speak :db Both of the ones I've made were very good. However, the Barbera is all gone, and the Cab lingers on. I split my kits with friends, usually keeping 18-20 bottles. I kept more of the Cab, so that could...

Washington Merlot I recently drank a bottle of this wine that was closer to being 4 years old, than being 3 years. It was a bit, but just a bit, past its prime. I live in Texas and my biggest challenging to the longevity of my wines is maintaining a constant and cool temperature (no...

Greetings from neighbor of the Hill Country Just wanted to say "Hey!". I live in Austin and have been making wines for about 8 or 9 years. I love to go wandering around the hill country, such a special place. Our local group has ordered grapes from the Lodi region and they are...

Outrageous Barolo Wade Our local group (here in Austin) did a Barolo experiment. People were invited to make a Barolo, any type, modify anyway. Then in 14 months we had a sampling. There were 14 Barolos on offer. 2 were commercial (in the under $40 category), the rest were from WE, CC, MM...

Thanks for the N.Z. tips! Gosh, thanks for all of the information. I can't believe that the time has flown soooo fast and soooo slow since I first posted. We leave tomorrow (10/2) close to midnight from the west coast (or two hours earlier than it is in Texas) Thanks for the tips. We are...

Jimbob and I will be spending 3 weeks of October in an RV toodling around New Zealand; looking for lovely scenery, wineries, geothermal areas, and art. We will be landing in Auckland and departing from Christchurch. Does anyone have any experience, suggestions, ideas, opinions about...