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Located in Calgary, Alberta Are you REALLY interested in making wine? Want to get EVERYTHING you need to start making premium quality wine? I have over $2000 dollars worth of wine making equipment that I'm selling for almost a quarter of the price. I even have an extra premium kit that I will...

De-gassing wine use to be a very painful process for me. The instructions make it sound as if you stir the your spoon for five minutes, then all of the CO2 will be gone. The truth is that 5 minutes of stirring rarely does the job (at least for me). If you are removing the C02 in a couple of...

While I singled out a couple of people that asked me to do this in the first place, I genuinely hope that other people find value in it. When I first started I wasted a bunch of time and money getting things right. If this information was available when I started, I would have been a little...

Post 2A: Ideal Used Equipment List So you have decided to go the used equipment route and you want to stay in the $150 range. What should you get for your money? 1 30L Primary Fermenter with lid and hole for bung & air lock 2 23L Glass Carboys (Preferably Italian. Where they are made is...

Post 2: Basic Equipment List AJ, Justin, Allan, and Lynne - This is for you. There were a few things that initially got me into making wine. One - I had a good friend that consistently made good wine and when we hung out we drank a lot of it. Two - It is not uncommon for my wife to have a...

Dan, The truth is I don't think making wine from a kit is that difficult. However there a few things that make it easier. Most of it is small stuff. When I first started, I use to use a butter knife to get the top off of the kit. It worked better than using my hands but they also make a $5 tool...

Tony, By no means am I saying my way is the only way hence I say in my original post, "I hope others will join in to make recommendations as well." That said, I have made 35-40 kits in the last couple of years using a wide variety of methods and I have learned a few things that might help:) Tim

A couple of things come to mind as I read these posts. While there are certainly instructions for making kit wine, the instructions do not always tell you the best or easiest way of doing things. The instructions may say sanitize your wine bottle. But what is the best way to do this? If you are...

It amazes me how often people tell me they tried to make wine once or twice and then gave up. In truth, wine making (from a kit) is somewhat frustrating for a newcomer. First, while the basic equipment starter kits work, they certainly don't make things easy. Next, most of the people I know...

For me, I went to a WE sponsored wine tasting with wines that were suppose to represent their limited editions. I wish I could remember the exact wine they served but I quite enjoyed it. Actually it was the only kit that I purchased from their 2013 limited edition series. In the end, I can...

This is now in the primary with no tweaks. It will be interesting to see how this compares with Cellar Craft's Agentina Malbec given CC's kit comes with a grape pack.

I live in Canada :(

I really would like to try the WE Eclipse Sauv Blanc but the kits are in the $180-$200/kit range. I normally top out at $130. Of course that excludes getting liquid yeast and/or other accessories.

lol...a good friend from NZ just recommended Craggy Range as well. Consider it next on the list!

As I have been making a lot of wine but have quite some time before I drink any of it, I thought I would spend time this year really learning about different wines and specifically what types I really enjoy. Each month I will be picking a different grape. Once the grape has been picked, I will...

I started making wine two years ago. At the 18 month mark, almost everything I had tasted amazing. The only problem I had was I only had a few bottles left and at this point I only have one bottle (a Cab/Merlot) left. Given that the single best thing you can do for your wine is give it time, I...

Wine Expert - Limited Edition 2012 - Malbec Bonarda Ken Ridge - Limited Edition - Shiraz Mataro Cellar Craft - Argentina Malbec - Minor Tweaks here. Using Liquid Yeast and will probably go in my new oak barrel. Cellar Craft - Pinot Grigio. Tweaks. White Raisins in the primary. Liquid...

I am surprised no one has mentioned the Gas Getter. I have one and absolutely love it.

Harvest Riesling Washington Label I don't usually make my own labels but I could not find a label for my latest batch of Riesling. Overall it turned out well.

I will be starting the same kit in the next couple of days. going with a liquid yeast, oak barrel and a few other tweaks.