Or you could try adding a few tablespoons full of dried elderberries. I did
that to a Cab Franc that was a tad light and entered in the State Fair wine
competition - guess what- I won a gold medal and best of show for red table
wine - home wine. The elderberries will give it some color and add a bit of
tannic bite.

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Regards,
Rex Franklin
"jim l" > wrote in message
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> (Rob) wrote in message
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> > I've currently got 6 gallons of a Merlot juice kit "bulk" aging in my
> > garage. When I first got the juice, and even moreso at it's last
> > racking, it seems very weak, almost like it was greatly watered down.
> > Very uninteresting. With about an ounce of lightly toasted oak, my
> > wife has described it a "coffee flavored water".
> >
> > I'm tempted to give up on the wine and start something else, but
> > before I do, I figured I'd ask here about anyone else's experience in
> > giving up on a wine, and what does anyone else use as a criteria to
> > make this decision.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob Woodard
>
> Rob, you're gonna laugh but try adding one to two cans of
> Welches red grape juice concentrate (which will add a slight
> gapey-ness to the wine), or try two cans of the Welches white
> concentrate (which is pretty neutral but will dilute the color
> somewhat). Of coarse you'll want to let it age for a few months.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Jim L.