Web Williams wrote "I'm on the second racking of a "Selection International"
> French Cabernet kit...I was shooting for a really astringent..."

Hi Web - I don't make many kits. I did make C. Sauvignon out of a pail of
juice about a year ago. The wine doesn't have any astringency that you
expect from this grape...it will make some nice wine coolers this summer but
that's about it. I don't think you can add something to your wine to
provide that huge mouth puckering quality that some C. Sauvignon has. It
comes from the grape and I'm sure some C. Sauvignon fruit has more of this
quality than others. That said I suggest you contact Presque Isle and
discuss this with them. They sell several products that may provide the
astringent mouth feel you're looking for.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas