> So I've got to ask: will I be able to have something comparable to
> the commercial wines my wife and I enjoy after aging? The whole idea
> was for us to save some money by making them ourselves, yet if we have
> to endure lower quality wine then there's no real point.

I'm not sure that your reds will (but they will come close)
but I would think your whites definitely will. Taste your
wine every two weeks and let the group know what you think
after 3 months and again after 6 months and a year.

Besides the use of high end kits, techniques in making the
kits and aging are important as well. Each step in the process
leads minutely to a better quality produict. After that you
can also move up to fresh juice and/or pressing the grapes
yourself.

I initially got into this to save some money but have found
that the making of the wine is as interesting as the tasting.

Don