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What a generous offer! I've made several kits, but never a merlot. I would love to try the Winexpert Vintners Reserve Merlot Wine Recipe Kit.

This would upset me big time. If a bottle of un-taxed wine is sold to an undercover revenuer, it will be big problems for everyone involved.

They're dark toasted chips sealed in manufacturer bags. I opened them and they smell good, but I've decided to use them on the grill. I can always get more if needed. I wish they would've had an expiration date.

I found a couple bags of oak chips that are 7 years old. Should I use them in the wine or the grill?

My fermenter isn't exactly air tight and common sense is telling me to rack it. I'll squeeze the skins really well. This is my first time making a kit with a grape pack. I tasted it today and I think it's going to be fantastic.

I have a C.C. Showcase Old Vine Zin in primary about 72 degrees. It's day 8 and the SG is .995. Would it be ok to rack now into secondary, or should I wait the full 10 days? Will it affect the taste for not being in contact with the skins for 10 days?

I figure that's normal for a Brew House kit. I've made 2 batches of the IPA several months ago. I ended up having to use a blow off tube to keep the mess under control.

I've used Oxyclean, Sun, and an a dollar store off brand. It all worked great for me. I love to watch it dissolve the grime in the carboy.

I would say something like: Please don't sneak the wine. I'm keeping an inventory and will check it on a regular basis. If this behavior continues, there will be consequences.

I've used a Portuguese floor corker on the rubber like supreme corks and nomacorks. I have several bottles that have been on their side for several months with no problems.

I hear ya wade. I thought about trying to blend this with store bought wine to see if I might end up with something half way drinkable. I just hate to pour it out.

I also made a no-boil Mexican Cerveza beer kit and an India Pale Ale Kit. The light cerveza had and off flavor, while the IPA was great. So, this trend of off flavors seems to be coming through on anything light flavored.

Hi David, I haven't aged the Chenin yet, but I tried a chardonnay zinfandel that's been bottled almost a year and it's not good. I'm anxious to try something new with spring water.

Yes, I've used fresh juice for muscadine, which turned out fine, but not for whites. I've only used canned concentrate or 2.5 gallon kits for the whites. I've pretty much convinced myself that it's the minerals in my water causing the problem. My red kits were 6 gallon kits and they turned out...

I found out that I have someone locally who retails wine and beer making supplies. He wanted to try a bottle of valpolicella that I recently bottled from a kit, so I gave him a bottle. He told me that I'm supposed to use the date the fruit was harvested and not the date it was bottled. He...

I read somewhere that you can rack the wine over some copper flashing and it might help. I've never tried it though. I made the same mistake as wade with the sulfite powder and misread the directions. I ruined a 5 gallon batch of muscadine. It changed from a bright blush color to a dark nasty...

I hate Black Friday sales. Whenever I've shopped, the retailers never had the items on sale to begin with, or there is a mob of people trying to kill each other to get the last item. It looks like a zoo. Anyway, if you shop around online, you can usually find deals comparable to the ones in the...

Hi PeterZ, I'm located in Northwest MS in Panola County close to the city of Batesville. My well is about 100' deep.

I think the next time I make a batch of white I will try bottled water. I bottled some chardonnay and some white zinfandel about a year ago and it tastes awful. I may try to filter this batch to see where it gets me.

Whenever I try to make white wine I always end up with the same result. A metallic taste in the wine with just a hint of rotten. I've made 2 white kits and most recently an Alexander's Sun Country Chenin Blanc concentrate. I'm 100% positive that I didn't over sulfite and that I cleaned and...