I know someone who made Stags Leap Merlot from WINEEXPERT. It was a limited
edition wine 2 yrs ago. She won a Gold in a wine competition.
Good luck in your winemaking and welcome BACK.
Tom
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"Droopy" > wrote in message
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> Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>> Hello all! I am new to this group, but I am not new to winemaking. I
>> originally started making wine in 1990 after making a concord grape wine
>> in my biology class in college. Later, I made fruit wines and melomels.
>> At somepoint I migrated over to brewing and haven't really looked back
>> ... until now.
>>
>> Recently, I have been greatly enjoying read wines with my wife. We
>> haven't ventured into really fine wines yet, but have enjoyed wines like
>> Rosemount Estates Shiraz and Mark West Pinot Noir. Nothing really
>> special, but OK for evening consumption.
>>
>> Anyway, I decided to buy a wine kit. I bought the Napa Valley Stag's
>> Leap District Merlot from Northern Brewer in St. Paul. Supposedly this
>> is a good kit, but I have never tasted a kit wine to know what to
>> expect. So, can anybody indicate the quality of wine I might expect
>> from this kit as compared to the above wines mentioned (obviously,
>> neither are Merlot, but I am asking about quality and not similarity).
>> I have experience with brewing and winemaking and followed the
>> directions very well. I used Starsan (surface spray) and Idophor for
>> sanitization. Original gravity is 1.099. I intend to let this wine
>> age for one year before sampling.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
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>> Thomas T. Veldhouse