Bottled the first wine today

[Cobrabit]

Bottled the exotic fruit white zinfandel this morning. Has a nice fruit nose and smooth finish and not dry at all. Considering that the majority of these will be used for Christmas presents with a target audience of women, I'm sure it will go over quite well. Lacks the sophistication of a good Cabernet, but the majority of the recipients drink wines like Arbor Mist, they should really enjoy this. Would like to see how it tastes after aging a few months.

All and all, not bad for a $60 kit in which you can get 30 bottles out of it. I have a Shiraz that I'll probably start in the next week or so and after that, I'll probably up the ante for a more expensive kit for my own personal consumption. Probably a Pinot Grigio or Cabernet.

 

[Sleepy T]

Lookin good Cobra. I'm not a big wine guy but my brother's and some friends' homebrewed stuff has turned out to be pretty good it seems. A friend that I work with makes his own (straight from his own grapes) and it is REALLY good. Seems like if you bought grapes in bulk it would be still be way too expensive...in case of not having your own kits seem to be much more economical and quite good tasting..