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Has anyone else experienced a bottle of aged wine that has taken on a bad taste from the cork? Lately I have had 2 or 3 bottles (out of 20) that had a bad taste. It seems as if the taste has come from the cork. The cork itself has a strong smell (which is what the wine taste like) but there is...

What if I made a dry wine with Welches white grape concentrate then back sweetened with the Welches Strawberry Breeze concentrate? Would it make a sweet "blush" type of wine or would the strawberry over-power the flavor and be too much? When sweetening this type of wine doyou do it to...

Alright, I am a wine maker and I have no idea how to make beer. On a recent trip to Kentucky I found a beer that I really loved! The beer was dark yet very smooth and light. It had a slight chocolate taste and I could taste something along the lines of coffee. Anyways, could one of you beer...

Recently I started a WE White Merlot and a WE Argentine Malbec on the same day. The White merlot seemed much more aggressive in the primary. After 5 days the white Merlot was 1.010 and the Malbec was 1.020 so I transfered both of them to the carboys. Now comes the funny part. After just a...

I am looking for an easy drinking and sweet cider recipe for drinking this summer (around the campfire and such). I found this recipe and I am looking for responses from those with hard cider experience. I am thinking about setting it up for around 6% abv. Hard Apple Cider 1 imperial...

Has anyone done an WE Argentine Malbec? I started this kit last night and was surprised at how much oak (2 bags of toasted oak) the kit contained. Also, I would like to age this kit and drink it slowly. At what point should I add campden tablets?

Alright, I can assume that the higher the juice concentrate the better the kit. Such as a 15 l "Selection Original" kit is better than a 7.5 l "Vinters Reserve" kit and not as good as a 16 l Estate series kit. So, I see that RJ Spagnols and Mosti Mondiale offer "all juice" type kits which...

My wife and I enjoy tasting wine and we are looking for a hobby we can do together. We are thinking and researching the possibilities of getting started at home. Now, my fear is our "home brew" wines may not have the taste (especially when just starting) we are used to enjoying from store...