"Denis Marier" > wrote in message
...
> This is a very good question. There's no right answer to it.
> First, we have to define quality explicitly. What our palates and
tongs
> have been accustomed too vary a great deal. Your upbringing and
ethnic
> origins are playing important roles in your taste for food and
drinks. Not
> to mention that taste can be developed.

Very true.

> We have made tests. My daughter bought expensive kits ($70.00 CAD
and up)
> and I buys the lowest prices kits ($30.00 - $40.00 CAD). The
result, most
> of the time, do not warrant the extra cost for the more expensive
kit.

Hmm. This reminds me; can one get Cellarcraft kits
in the US still?? St. Pats decided that their kit and
ingredient work was too successful and pulled the
plug on all their ingredients and kits (Cellarcraft
included).

> The origin and purity of the water (not bottled
> or distilled) used in wine making is at the base of
> good Home making wine. I am fortunate our well
> delivers excellent water.

In homebrewing, distilled water is usually avoided
for the reconstituting of the liquid or dried malt
extract. Is it typically the same in reconstituting
the concentrate from the wine kits?

--Mike L.