Just wanted to give a big thanks to everyone in the group. All your tips
and tricks have been very useful on my first batch of wine. Although I have
been a relatively silent user of the NG so far, I hope to soon swap some
stories with the rest of the users.

My first batch, was made from a wine Kit. A Shiraz kit. It smells
heavenly, although the taste at bottling was a still a bit dry for my taste.
I am told that some aging will bring the taste to match more closely to the
smell. Here's hoping.

Overall, it went quite smoothly, and I can't wait for a few months to pass
to try the first bottle. And now, get working on the next batch! Any
suggestions for the next batch? I would love to eventually move away from
the kits and get into more of the actual winemaking. The kits seem to
pre-packaged, and are pretty close to idiot-proof. But I have found it to
be a great way to get my feet wet for now.

Keep up the great posts with all your fabulous advice, and hopefully we can
swap some more wine stories soon!.

Mike.

Congratulations! It's important to learn the basics, and wine kits are a
good place to start. I kinda jumped ahead to a fruit wine and then ended up
going back to some easier wines to learn the beginner type of basics....
Take your time and be patient. Welcome.
Darlene
Wisconsin

"Michael Stark" > wrote in message
...
> Just wanted to give a big thanks to everyone in the group. All your tips
> and tricks have been very useful on my first batch of wine. Although I
> have been a relatively silent user of the NG so far, I hope to soon swap
> some stories with the rest of the users.
>
> My first batch, was made from a wine Kit. A Shiraz kit. It smells
> heavenly, although the taste at bottling was a still a bit dry for my
> taste. I am told that some aging will bring the taste to match more
> closely to the smell. Here's hoping.
>
> Overall, it went quite smoothly, and I can't wait for a few months to pass
> to try the first bottle. And now, get working on the next batch! Any
> suggestions for the next batch? I would love to eventually move away from
> the kits and get into more of the actual winemaking. The kits seem to
> pre-packaged, and are pretty close to idiot-proof. But I have found it to
> be a great way to get my feet wet for now.
>
> Keep up the great posts with all your fabulous advice, and hopefully we
> can swap some more wine stories soon!.
>
> Mike.
>