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Niagra Mist fruit wine kit

I just finished off one of these kits, Peach Chardonnay. It tastes good, but instead of a nice alcoholic buzz, you get this weird listless, groggy feeling when drinking it. I tried it out on some friends the other night and they expressed the same thing. I don't think I'll bother with another of these kits, you pay almost the same as a regular white wine kit, get half the alcohol, and it's a bit too sweet for my taste (not to mention the "I just got clubbed over the head feeling" after drinking it).

I suspect you could do better by just making a good white wine and mixing it with something if you happened to want a bit of a wine cooler type of effect.

Ian

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shiden_Kai
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I have made several batchs of similar kits and for the most part I agree with your comments. But it is a good wine for picknicks on hot days when you want something cold you can drink more of. Also it is really appreciated by people who say they do not like wine. They all love it. I agree the kits are too expensive for what you get. I am going to experiment with developing something similar from scratch using grocerystore fruit concentrates.

Ray

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Ray

Tried the Niagara Mist and really like their Pink Grapefruit Blush--not too sweet, and tasty on a hot day.

Tried similar type no name kits for Blackberry Merlot and Peach Chard--too sweet for me and not worth making again.

As for Niagara Mist-at $C42 bucks for 30 bottles and only 1 month to make it, it sure beats liquor store prices on wine coolers.

I suppose you could up the alcohol content by addding sugar at the beginning but it might make it a little too hot to the average drinker--anyone tried bringing the alcohol up from the usual 6-7% to say 9-10%?

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Insprucegrove

I do all the time, I add 1 pound sugar at the start, turns out perfect every time! Mine is Island Mist but I don't think there's a difference... Louise:o)

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Weez

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