I've been waiting for a while to get into wine-making. I finally have the space! My plan is to buy a kit of the supplies I will need and two kits of ingredients - one that will be ready sooner and one that will be ready later. I'd like to do one white (preferably a Chardonnay) and a red. I am not too concerned with the cost of the kits as I want to end up with decent wine. So the big question is....
What kits would you recommend?
Thanks for you help!
-Beth
BM,
I have a wine cellar in the back yard, that I dug and put stones around for walls. It works perfectly for keeping my home-made wine at the PERFECT temperature. I also make tomato wine from the tomato's in my garden....There's a lot of stuff you can make wine out of!
Good luck in your new hobby!
IJM
BM wrote:
Kits i started with that turned out really good:
REDS Selection Original Series from WinExpert Pinot Noir or Selection International Series from WinExpert Australian Shiraz
Whites? I'm not much into white kits yet. I've heard Austrian Chardonnay from above is also good.
No way attached to this company. DAve
BM wrote:
Beth,
If cost is not an object and you're looking to make a kit wine, then go with the higher end kits. I'll echo Dave on the kits he listed, and I'll add the Selection Limited Edition Series if you can find any remaining. Basically you're looking for a kit with the least amount of condensing, and the Selection 15 and 16 liter kits are those for the BrewKing/Winexpert offerings.
Welcome to the hobby, and you'll be sorry you didn't begin earlier. :) At least, that was my sentiment once I began. Like you, I put it off until I moved into a larger home, and it wasn't until I started that I realized how little space was needed for the beginner. The hobby equipment does have a tendency to grow to fill all available space, so be warned in advance!
Cheers, Ken
Ian,
I would like to see a picture or two of that dug cellar. If you can post a link that's great, if not you can email me at:
snipped-for-privacy@hotmailXX.com (remove the x's)
Plus, what is your locale, living in the north east, I'm sure I'd have to go quite deep!
Thanks, Greg, Erie, PA
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