Here it is! Our first finished batch!!

[dangerdave]

Beautiful! Now that's something to be proud of!

Make more! You know you want to!

 

[North_Ga_Jug-Or-Not]

Congrats!!! When it comes to store bought wine Reisling is by far my favorite as well, I like a nice dessert wine. That looks like some good wine in the pic, makes me want some. Maybe I'll try and make some one day, may ask for a pointer or two since yours turned out so well. Enjoy and make many more bottles.

 

[cspice]

Wow, good job! When my wine grows up I want it to be just like yours!

 

[Xandra]

Beautiful! Congrats

 

[bakervinyard]

Great job. It looks awesome. It's nice that your husband is part of your hobby. P.S. There is no cure for the addiction. Bakervinyard

 

[jamesngalveston]

well done indeed.....now....lets make room for more carboys.

 

[bkisel]

Nicely done! Cool looking label.

 

[Wiz]

The wine and the label look so great that I'm ready to drink now.

 

[crdman]

Looks good! I hope mine turns out halfway decent.

 

[jswordy]

Very cool. Nicely clear. Good job!

 

[sour_grapes]

You guys realize this wine was bottled 2 years ago, right?

 

[Kraffty]

I saw 2011 on the bottle and thought "wow, lot's of patience for a first timer" and remembered I couldn't wait 6 weeks on my first bottles... then saw the original dates too
still a nice job, right?
Mike

 

[reefman]

I thought the date on the bottle was the year the grapes were harvested, not the bottling date. I am I wrong?

 

[ibglowin]

With a kit you never really know when the grapes were harvested. They could blend product from several years together. Its totally a personal thing. Some people use the year it was bottled, others like me use the year the wine actually became wine like a "born on date". Again its up to the winemaker to decide what makes the most sense to him.

 

[GreginND]

The original post was made in 2011.

 

[uwhinesomommywines]

Thank you all for the wonderful compliments! Yes, this was made a couple of years ago. We still have 5 bottles left. I drink them sparingly because I don't want to run out! It has aged wonderfully

We currently have a Cab Sauv, an apple and a green tomato (I'm a little scared of this one ) aging in the carboys, almost ready for bottling. It's been quite the hobby - never an empty carboy and no fruit is ever safe in this house!!

 

[Winenoob66]

I just hope one of them 5 bottles has a gold cap to it.

 

[jamesngalveston]

sour grapes..your a party pooper....i saw it right away...just thought i would not say anything...lol