On Mar 28, 7:05 am, "Scott Lindner" > wrote:
> > Scott - I'm no fan of red wine kits (white wine kits make pretty good
> > wine). It will be hard to produce a proper tasting Cabernet without using
> > whole grapes and a fermentation scheme that includes primary fermentation
> > in contact with the skins.
>
> Grrrr..... I asked this precise question before buying wine making
> equipment. I asked if I can make good red wines of the same quality I enjoy
> today. The answer was an overwhelming yes. It's not your fault, but long
> ago I feared that the places I asked (not on RCW) had a bunch of folks that
> don't really know what good wine is.
>
> I live in Colorado so getting good whole grapes is going to be challenging.
>
> Scott

Based on my limited kit wine experience, I'm with Bill on this one,
but I am lucky in that I have an easy access to great quality grapes.
In your situation, I'd probably give it another try but with a high
end kit - Vintner's Reserve is pretty basic. Even better, if you can
sample the finished product that would give you a good idea what to
expect - the BOP stores here in Canada cannot serve samples but from
what I've heard that's generally not the case in the US.

I will keep trying every 2-3 years or so in the hopes the quality will
get there - the variety of wines one can get out of kits is pretty
much unbeatable in scope. And you can make them all year round.

Pp