Category Archives: Wine

I can’t believe it! This is the eighth kit I’ve made in this series of special edition wine kits and the final one from RJ Spagnols’ Restricted Quantities. It seemed like a daunting task when I began this project ten … Continue reading →

I bottled the Winexpert Limited Edition Shiraz/Viognier last night. My first impressions are favourable. The colour is a medium burgundy. There is very little nose at present but that will change with some time in the bottle. This is not … Continue reading →

This is my third kit in the Selection Limited Edition Series. Here’s how the manufacturer describes it. “Italian Primitivo is medium red in colour veering to brick, rich, and concentrated, exuding aromas of blackberry, plums, tobacco, prunes and red cherries, … Continue reading →

  It’s been a while since I’ve done my last kit in this series but I’m still within the time frame I allotted for myself. My goal is to make all ten kits by the end of April so I’m … Continue reading →

I’ve bottled the Cru Select Piazza and Toro. I’m pleased with both wines. Early tasting shows lots of promise. The Piazza is a golden straw colour. It’s off dry with an acidic bite in its youth. The acidity should subside as … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I gave an update but not a lot has happened to report on. The wines have mostly been doing their thing in the carboys without any intervention from me. In the interim I’ve been working on … Continue reading →

My Cru Select Piazza is filtered and ready for bottling. It’s off dry with a light straw colour. It presently has a pronounced acidity that should be nicely balanced by the sweetness and some bottle ageing. I’m looking forward to … Continue reading →

When you the Trek kit the first thing you’ll notice is a large bag of dried grape skins. Continue reading →

My fifth kit and second from the Winexpert Limited Edition is the Pacifica. “Pacifica White showcases bright fruit, excellent structure and a long layered finish running out from a veritable fruit salad of flavours and aromas. Complex pear and honey … Continue reading →

I stabilized my Piazza last night and added the finings. This kit also had a small packet of Süss-Reserve so I added this after the sorbate and sulphite. The wine finished at a very low gravity—0.992—so the Süss-Reserve packet still … Continue reading →