Category: Vintage Notes

This batch made from a 96 oz. can of Vintner’s Harvest Gooseberry Fruit Wine Base ($45) and a Vintner’s Reserve World Vineyard Collection: French Sauvignon Blanc 6-gallon kit ($68). I am basically following the kit’s instructions while borrowing a few elements from the recipe on the back of the Gooseberry can. A bit of an experiment, but to my thinking the use of actual fruit can only improve the kit. Continue reading “Sauvignon Blanc 2010-05-02”

This batch made from a 96 oz. can of Vintner’s Harvest Gooseberry Fruit Wine Base. The recipe I chose/created will produce 3 gallons of wine. I will then mix 1.5 liters of Paul Masson VSOP Brandy with the wine, sweeten to taste and bottle to make a port-style wine with a little more than 15% alcohol. Continue reading “Gooseberry Port 2010-03-26”

This batch is from a wine kit: Winexpert Selection Original Series: Luna Rossa. A 4 gallon kit that produces 6 gallons of wine. It was about $118. Continue reading “I Am Hipp (a red wine blend) 2010-03-20”

This batch is from a wine kit: Winexpert Selection Original Series: Pinot Noir. A 4 gallon kit that produces 6 gallons of wine. It was about $118. Continue reading “Pinot Noir 2010-02-12”

This batch was made from a kit: Winexpert Vintner’s Reserve World Vineyard Collection: Australian Shiraz. It is a 2.6 gallon kit that produces 6 gallons of wine. It cost about $75. Continue reading “Australian Shiraz 2009-12-12”

This wine is created from a kit: Winexpert Vintner’s Reserve: Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a 2 gallon juice concentrate kit that produces a 6 gallon batch of wine. The kit was about $60. Continue reading “Cabernet Sauvignon 2009-10-23”