Back in the end of –92 I bought several large size red wine kits (18).
Over the past holidays my friends and I did a scored tasting.

The tasting result went like this. They all except for one have some
kind of cooked flavor. The one was Brew Kings Pinot Noir. Not to get
me wrong, the wine has no nose, no finesse whatsoever. Basically taste
as good as any $9 jug wine. But the finish was clean. So I wonder if
anyone else find the same result?

I visited and tasted 7 home wine making affairs the last year and was
part of 2 "manufactures tasting". Each time taking special note to any
kit wine that I came across. I am no Parker by a long shot. But my
verdict is simple, cooked juice is cooked wine. They all have an
obnoxious cooked flavor.

These claim that a juice can even reach the most elementary of a
balance wine and be classified, as a "$20" wine is a pure pipe dream.
Either these people have never been exposed to a "big" wine. Or the
alcohol is simply clouding their judgments. A big wine does not mean
big bucks. Just find yourself a bottle of the Australian 2001 Shiraz
from Wynns Coonawarra Estate ($9.95 here). Or some of the Spanish
wines that reach our shores for the same price.

So what do you do with these kit wines? I have begun serving them at
various parties and guess what, everybody just loves them….

SG Brix