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    WineXpert Best Manufacturer Nowadays

    At this point I only make select RQ's from RJS, and select LE's from WE. The bulk of my production is from FWK.
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    Mosti Mondiale La bodega port

    If you want a sweet dessert wine, as this kit is intended to produce, add it after fermentation is complete and sorbate has been added. If you want a big dry red, add it at the start. I would recommend adding a bit at a time post fermentation and sorbate, until you reach a sweetness level that...
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    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    Nice! I was worried about adding too much, but now I know 8 is a-ok.
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    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    I add about 2-6 ounces per 6 gal carboy, depending on the boldness of the red.
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    Other Wine Maker Mag Top 100 Kits 2023

    It did make top Zin. Regardless, I wouldn't put much value in these types of mass tastings. Nothing beats a blind tasting with a group of friends and/or family.
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    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    Yes. Don't recommend it. Get some muslin bags and save yourself a headache.
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    Other Master Vintner Winemaker's Reserve kits

    Unless there has been a recent change that I'm unaware of, Master Vintner kits are just re-boxed Mosti Mondiale kits.
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    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    Those white kids and their charcoal...
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    WineXpert What is your longest aged kit wine in your cellar?

    Two years is when premium kit reds finally start getting good. Some start to fade a bit around four or five years, but some of the best bottles I've enjoyed have been closer to five.
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    RJ Spagnols RJS kits

    Well that's annoying. I'm not in OH and haven't placed an order in a while but looking back at past invoices they never charged shipping or sales tax for kits, not even on equipment and carboys. So it probably has less to do with recovering shipping costs and more to do with a lazy webmaster...
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    RJ Spagnols RJS kits

    Home Brew Ohio has been my go to for RJS ever since FVW in TX closed up. Never had an issue with them.
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    Finer Wine Kit Finer Wine Kits

    Yes, you can really taste the difference, also the nose is much more pronounced. I would skip the extra oak on a Pinot Noir. Maybe save the stick for a bolder red that can handle extra oak.
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    RJ Spagnols RJS En Primeur Winery Series - Italian Super Tuscan

    Anyone have any feedback on the 14L version yet? Still enjoying the old 18L version and have plenty of bottles of it on hand, but may need to start a 14L in the near future provided it's as good as the old 18L.
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    RJS Super Tuscan & Oak Spiral type

    They recommend 8 per carboy, but I've found that to be on the weaker side. I would start with that and depending on your preference you can always add more as it ages. It takes a long time for too much oak to dissipate, much easier to add more and age a bit longer if it's not quite where you'd...
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    Other Aging

    Enjoyed the last bottle of a seven year old RJS RQ2015 Chilean Cab/Merlot this past summer. Was excellent from 3 years all the way through the last bottle at 7. That was the oldest kit wine I've had so far. Normally I'll only keep a bottle or two of the better reds until 5 years, but it was...
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    Other Aging

    I keep at least one bottle of each red until the 5 year mark. Only a few have been noticeably in decline at that point. Most are as good or better than they were at 2-4 years.
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    Other EM with skin packs

    * Tim V.
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    Other Looking for a suggestions for a good Amarone wine kit

    The one with the dried skins is the premium version. Look at their RQ kits, they all come with the dried skins. The EP Amarone with the dried skins comes with a large pack of raisins which is kind of key to making a proper Amarone.
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    Your Fav Pinot Noir Kit?

    Made the FW Forte Pinot which came with 2 skin packs and seeds. At the last racking at 10 months old it already smells and tastes like a Pinot should, delicious, not heavy at all. Looking forward to getting this one bottled.
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    Your Fav Pinot Noir Kit?

    Just racked ours the other day, at only 10 months old it's already delicious.
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