In the Maritimes the white and red go on sales at the Co-OP for about $29.00
CAD regular $39.00 CAD. Zellers are now offering kit at $39.00 CAD
The wine kits stores have, at time, sales for $38.00 - $42.00 CAD for kits
making 23 liters.
The high end stores are promoting their 23 liters kits for $70.00 - $80.00
CAD. One packaging company from Montreal are shipping their concentrate in
plastic bag inside a hard plastic bucket along with the ingredients.


"Daniel_B" > wrote in message
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> Overwaitea, which is a chain in BC. When they go on sale. Reds are
generally
> more $ than whites, and the various styles can differ in price. Their
March
> 7-13 flyer shows selected varieties of 28-day Cellar Master (Spagnols)
> whites at $34.99 and reds at $39.99. I remember regularly buying whites at
> $28.88, and I recall having seen them even less. All varieties of 45-day
> Western Classics (store brand) whites are $49.99 and reds are $59.99.
>
> "Stephen" > wrote in message
> news:vMN5c.27922$po.277225@attbi_s52...
> > where are there kits that cheap????
> > let me know
> > "Daniel_B" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I've made a few wines with the F-packs, even cheap Overwaitea
(Spagnols)
> > > $25-$35 kits. It's just a bit of a sweetener that help you make your
> wine
> > > taste more like the stuff made at the wineries. I forget which ones
have
> > had
> > > the pack, I recall the white (blush) zinfandel. Piesporter may have
had
> it
> > > too. It's not neccessary to add it to your kits. If you prefer a
dry,dry
> > > wine as opposed to a very slightly sweetened one, then don't add it.
> > >
> > > If you get into scratch wine making, you can buy it (AKA wine
> conditioner)
> > > really cheap, so I can't see it as a marketing game to make the kit
> worth
> > > more.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Denis Marier" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > At time, I have made wine using higher priced kits. Many of them
> > included
> > > > an F - pack (finishing small foil pack). They claimed that its
> purpose
> > is
> > > > to provide an accurate authentic sweetness? The wine I made with
> these
> > > > added packs came out OK.
> > > > I wonder if this really contributed to style or its just a marketing
> > game
> > > to
> > > > justify the higher price?
> > > >
> > > > Denis
> > > > Sprucewood, Rothesay, N.B
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