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We just opened the first bottle on Saturday afternoon. Its been in the bottle for about 8 months. I thought it was very good, better than the standard Eclipse cab. We liked it so much we drank a second bottle.

Everything posted on this thread seems to me to be nothing more than speculation. The only thing that will flesh this out is time. I have produced some very enjoyable wines from WE kits over several years, mostly the Eclipse kits. Probably 35 kits over the last 4 years. Most have been good, a...

I started in 1988. My daughter was born, my wife was still in school, we had just spent our entire paltry life savings on a house and were trying to furnish it. After all expenses, we had very little left over to support our wine habit. I considered a life of crime, but decided to pinch enough...

We absolutely love The Aurora Inn on Cayuga lake. Its a bit off the beaten path, but that's what we like. Some of the Cab Francs are great.

I ordered the kits from Label Peelers. Fantastic prices.

I realize this is a very old thread, but I've been hoping for a Cabernet Franc kit for years. I have made several Cabernet Franc Chilean juice buckets and they are pretty good. Winexpert is including a Cabernet Franc kit in their LE16 offering this year. I am one of those wierdos that really...

I really like the Winexpert Eclipse and Selection kits and buy them almost exclusively. Although, I will use Cellar Craft Showcase kits occasionally. I've also had good success with Juice Buckets from Luva Bella.

Top work! You've only just begun. :-)

Nice, I'm going to tell that to my trainer at the gym. LOL

Welcome! Now, go out and buy a dozen or so carboys. You're going to eventually, so you might as well just do it now and save the gas. LOL

Well, that is certainly a very valid reason, without a doubt. Fortunately, I don't have any such problems lifting carboys, at least not yet at age 53. But, I have no doubt my day is coming. When that day comes, I will certainly have a different feeling about it. If its something that allows...

Thats a shame. The sailboat definitely saw time on the water. We used it almost weekly at Deep Creek lake in Maryland for 10 summers. We eventually sold it, for way more than it was worth, to a very wealthy land owner who wanted to teach his kids how to sail on a small lake on his property...

You see, the thing is, I don't view it as work. So, there is no reason to work smart. I do this as an alternative to work. I have to work smart to make a living and its tiring. Back in the 1990s, a friend and I built a wooden sailboat using nothing but hand tools. Hand saws, brakes...

I hear what you are saying, I really do. But in all the years I have been doing this, I've never had an issue with sediment or gas in my bottled wine. I am very careful when racking and I use a hand vacuum pump to degas. I don't fix what aint broke.

Ok, I've spent several days now sitting on an isolated beach contemplating many of my life's most important decisions. One near the very top of the list is whether or not to purchase an All-In-One wine pump. By all accounts its a tremendous product that is a great work and time saver. As...

I alway return "most" of it to the carboy. I always taste every sample I theive from the carboy. As long as everything is sanitized and nothing added, I don't see a problem pouring it back in, save for a little nip. It's what I always do and I've gone through several hundred kits without a...

Oh, they definitely change. I recently purchased 3 Eclipse kits during the last sale. They all went from $170 to $115 when added to the cart. There are shipping cost, but they do go down with additional kits lowering the cost per kit if you buy multiple kits. All in all, a great deal. I...

You got it, Jim. :)

Okay, okay! I got it. As soon as I come back from vacation, I'll order an all-in-one wine pump. Sheesh, yinz guys are brutal. LOL

Oh yeah, I already got one...its really nice.