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I bottled my fortitude today after 1 year bulk aging. This is very tart and not very fruity, no nose and a bitter finish. I hope another year in the bottles makes it better. Anybody else taste theirs recently?

I'm so excited to get this kit as this grape is my all time favorite to make wine with :HB NEW Eclipse Barossa Valley Shiraz with Grape Skins Posted by Winexpert, November 8, 2013 | 0 Comments The Barossa Valley is Australia’s quintessential wine region. Located in South Australia...

I did a KR FS Cab/Shiraz (with crushed grape pack) about 3-4 years ago and after patiently waiting 1 year, then 2 years then 2.5 years ect... I found that I was really disappointed with it overall. Well i decided to open a bottle tonight and low and behold it has finally transformed itself into...

Just picked this Limited Edition up today, any body done a Nebbiolo before. Not sure what to expect from this one but I decided to think outside the box when I ordered this one and will put it away for 18 months before I crack one open. Apparently they sourced the grapes from a farm in...

I picked this kit up today and just finished pitching the yeast. Has anyone done this kit? I have the Yakima valley Syrah in bulk aging right now and I also noticed that my local FOP has the South African Shiraz as well. Of the three 18 litre showcase Shiraz/Syrah kits that Cellercraft...

I have done many kits from many manufacturers and due to no close by suppliers I have not had a chance to try a Mosti Mondiale product to date. I found a supplier today that is 3 hours away that could possibly have it delivered "free" if I wasn,t in a panic. My wine of choice is Shiraz and...

This is from another site and i thought i would pass it along. "Introducing Selection Eclipse (formerly known as Crushendo) After a decade of product development, we've developed a wine kit that delivers grapes-in character, aroma, tannin, and flavor without grape skin packs. Our new...

I have made my first Cellar Classic Winery Series Cab Sav and after 2 weeks since Degassing and Clearing it has not cleared properly. I have another pack of Kiesol and Chitosan. Should i rack off the sediment andadd the kiesol and chitosan as per instructions or stir the sediment back up...

My friend took 12 bottles of a WE selection international Shiraz that i had made for me about 3 months ago at our local hobby brew shop. She is going in to bottle a batch next week and is giving me 12 bottles in return. My question is what kind of wine is a Grand Cru chilean Malbec? I...

The wife has cut me off from buying anymore kits for a while, i,ve only bought 4 since i started a month ago :) I did some excavating work for a neighbor today and as partial payment i,m going to get her to buy me a high end grapeskin kit(have not done one yet).What the wife doesn't know...

Just finished pitching the yeast on my newest kit. I,ve made two kits previous and this is my first vineco kit (previous kits were winexpert). Has anyone made this kit? Starting sg was 1.080( seemed a bit low to me) Is this kit a kenridge product?I looked on the box but it only says...

Just finished adding the yeast to my newest box of juice, Wine Xpert Estate Series. Its a Stags Leap Merlot :h .I racked my first ever try at wine making (After 7 days of initial fermentation) on monday night ,It was also a Wine Xpert kit ,Vitners Reserve Chilean Malbec.I tested the S.G. on the...

This is a great site and there is a wealth of information to be soaked up from a complete newbie at wine making. I,ve bought a rather inexpensive Wine Xpert Vintners Reserve Chilean Malbec 10 litre wine kit.After reading about all the info on kits i wish i had gone with the Selection...