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Just racked several eclipse kits in preparation for bottling including a 15 month old Nebiollo, a 15 month old Shiraz and a 12 month old Pinot. I was very surprised by how harsh the Nebiollo was when we sampled it. Did not tweak the kit in any way other than leaving out the sorbate and bulk...

My wife and I just had an amazing bottle of wine tonight at our favorite Japanese restaurant which happens to allow BYOB. It was a WE Selection White Merlot kit that we started 2 years ago. We bulk aged it for 14 months and bottled last May. I had high expectations for this wine and frankly was...

One of the most commonly reoccurring post I've seen on this and other wine making forums is a new or would be wine makers asking for help in choosing a wine kit. It was certainly something that my wife and I struggled with when we first started. I've just had an article published that seeks to...

When online to buy a couple of 3 gal Better Bottles. Can't find anyone who has them in stock. 5 gal & 6 gal seem to be in short supply as well. What's the deal? Please don't tell me they are out of business. I love my Better Bottles.

My wife and I have run out of places to store our bottles of wine. We live in a split level house with three levels that was built in the early 50's. The bottom level is the only one that stays cool enough year round to store wine and even then it gets up to around 75 or so in the summer. There...

The resident sacramental wine maker at my son's Church retired a few years ago. So they have started having to buy port for their services. They use about 25-30 gallons a year. They have asked if we would help them start to make their own wine again and train a few of their members to do it...

Bought two new toys Sunday. Been reading about infrared thermometers so I went shopping. Found the pistol on the left at Lowes for $33. The little hand held on the right came from Harbor Freight for $11 but if you join their club you get like $2 off. The pistol uses a 9v battery and should be...

Just curious what approaches others have taken to building up your wine supply. We've been making wine for a little over two years now. We've done 36 batches so far all but two of which have been kits. The kits are all Winexpert except for one Orchard Breezin. We have probably given away more...

About a year ago we decided to do an experiment. We’ve always been curious about how much difference there was in the taste of different priced kits and whether any perceived difference might be due to difference in the instructions and/or processing time between low end kits and high end...

My wife and I are getting ready to bottle our first batch of Sketter Pee. It's been in the carboy about two months now. We recently added the two cups of sugar you are suppose to add before bottling. It taste okay but we were surprised at how little lemon flavor there is. Is this normal? Has...

We live in an old house with big rooms. We keep our wine making equipment in one of the bedrooms with a thermostat controlled electric heater. Trouble is the electric bill has gone up $25-30 a month since we started making wine. I've seen references to people building temperature controlled...