I concur with Don. I do not believe most kit wines should be aged beyond 2
years. They are designed for quick gratification. If you are going to age
for ages, use fresh fruit. Also, I think the kits have improved markedly
since 92. But all that said, I agree with Brix in that I am still not
impressed by any of the red kits I have tasted. I make whites from kits and
they are just fine but for red, I make it from scratch. But I will try a
red kit every other year or so just to see how they come out. White kits
seem to come out as good as I can make from scratch. Reds do not.

Ray

"Don S" > wrote in message
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> > 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.
>
> I didn't think a kit was meant to be aged for 14 years. I mean
> everyone has this view that they're going to put bottles away for
> 20 or 40 years and have the equal of Chateaux bottled wines.
> Even alot of winery bottled stuff, here and from Europe or anywhere
> else, wouldn't make it that long.
>
> There have been more than a few postings here of people wanting
> to make wine in the year their children are born for their wedding.
> Usually the replies are a dose of reality.
>
> I would guess most kit wines have a life time of 4-8 years max.
> At least that is my opinion based on what I've read.
>
> Don