> I've made several red wine kits - Cabernet, Valpolicella, and Merlot.
> They're all fine, and I'm very happy with them.
[snip]

That may be true, but my wife and I drink about a case per month of store
bought wine and we're very selective. It could simply be my selection of
the kit that we don't like. Plus, when we lived in San Diego there were
tons of people that loved Two Buck Chuck. Blech! I'm not saying you like
cheap wine, but when I first investigated this I explained that my wife and
I drink wine in the $12 to $20/bottle range. So I'm curious what may have
gone wrong with my first kit I made. Maybe all that was wrong was my
expectation.


> You mentioned that the wine tastes thin. I'm wondering if you may have
> added too much water to top off the carboy during racking.

I guess that's possible. I didn't add too much though. Maybe a cup or so.
Is that normal or a lot?

Scott