I was thinking of trying a Reserve Du Chateau Chardonnay from Amazon and wanted to see if anyone had any input on these kits.
My first 2 kits were Vino Italiano's by the same company (the chardonnay was good after some doctoring, the red was pretty bad, even after 2 years) but since then I've primarily stuck to WE Vinter's Reserve. It looks like there are two main options: 6 gallons all-juice for ~$80 shipped (which seems like a steal) or some of the 10-16L kits for about half that price.
My main goal is to avoid that "jammy" taste that I seem to be getting from some of the concentrated kits. In addition, it's hard to pass up all-juice for the same price as a 12L WE kit.
If the Chardonnay turns out well I might try the Cab Sauv all-juice kit next (I have to alternate red/white for my tastes and the SO's tastes, respectively). My only concern is that the Vino Italiano red I made (I think it was an 8L kit) was gross. It was definitely the quality of the must.
My first 2 kits were Vino Italiano's by the same company (the chardonnay was good after some doctoring, the red was pretty bad, even after 2 years) but since then I've primarily stuck to WE Vinter's Reserve. It looks like there are two main options: 6 gallons all-juice for ~$80 shipped (which seems like a steal) or some of the 10-16L kits for about half that price.
My main goal is to avoid that "jammy" taste that I seem to be getting from some of the concentrated kits. In addition, it's hard to pass up all-juice for the same price as a 12L WE kit.
If the Chardonnay turns out well I might try the Cab Sauv all-juice kit next (I have to alternate red/white for my tastes and the SO's tastes, respectively). My only concern is that the Vino Italiano red I made (I think it was an 8L kit) was gross. It was definitely the quality of the must.