>> Will post intial thoughts in a couple of months. Everyone seems to agree
>the
>> top quality kits are "worth the extra money" and I agree with that.
>However,
>> sometimes you just want table wine as well.
>
>I'm 50/50 on this. Half the time I think why not make a good
>table wine and save $20 or $30 on the kit, the other half of
>the time I think that alot of labour goes into this so why not
>spend a bit extra and make each one to a higher quality.
>


If it was only 20 or $30 difference, I wouldn't care that much, but here are
some of the prices I have paid in the past year, all are $Canadian, all for 23
litre kits:

Sam's Club $25
Loblaws $43
Vin Bon $45 (Juice-terrible results)
Local Wine Store $50/$70/90 depending on quality
Cellarcraft $80
Limited Editions $109


so with prices ranging from 25 to 109, there's quite a range. I like the
premium ones, but for a low price, some cheap table wine is always on hand.