LIGHT BODIED WINE KITS
- PABV: Potential Alcohol By Volume 07 % ABV
- Volume: 4.8 liters (1.27 US Gallon)
- Weeks to Make: 4 Weeks
- Makes: 23 LT. (6.07 US Gallons)
MALBEC | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
Taste: A violet bouquet with dark fruit flavors of blackberry, cherry and plum, accompanied by notes of spice and tobacco.Body: Full
Acidity: Low
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MERLOT | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
Merlot, which in French means The Little Blackbird, is the second most popular red grape in America.
Taste: A soft, silky texture with flavors of strawberry, raspberry and plum, accompanied by some vegetal notes in cooler climates, which change to blackberry and black cherry, with additional chocolate and fruitcake flavors in hotter climates.
Tannin: Low to medium
Acidity: Low to medium
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NEBBIOLO | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
Barolo and Barbaresco can only be made in a few villages in the region of Piedmont; if your vineyard is not located in one of those villages, you can’t make Barolo or Barbaresco. But Nebbiolo is grown all over the region, not just in the villages that use it to create the high-end wines.
Taste: Aromas of cherry and violets are followed by red fruit flavors of strawberries, plums and red cherries. As it matures it develops a classic aroma of ‘tar and roses’ with notes of herbs, leather, wood smoke, mushrooms and truffles.
Tannin: High
Acidity: High
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PINOT NOIR | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
Pinot Noir was born in the Burgundy region of France, and it’s in Burgundy where the best Pinot Noir is still produced. Like many other regions of France, Pinot Noir producers do not refer to their Pinot Noir wine as Pinot Noir, but instead call it red Burgundy, after the region where it’s made.
Taste: Delicate savoury aromas and red fruit flavors of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and plum are accompanied by additional complex flavors which can emerge as the wines age and mature. These additional flavors include fig, truffle, wood smoke and violets as well as forest floor and animal notes of mushroom and leather. Age can add great complexity to the best wines.
Tannin: Low to medium
Acidity: High
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SANGIOVESE | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
The most popular wine made from the Sangiovese grape varietal comes from the Chianti region which is located in Tuscany, that romantic area of central Italy known for its sweeping landscapes, burning hot sun and its wealth of art and food history. It is from this region that we also get delicious olive oil and Michelangelo’s David.
Taste: Intense and concentrated with flavors of black cherry, plum, blackberry and redcurrant together with herbs, truffles, liquorice and spice. Develops great complexity with age.
Tannin: High
Acidity: High
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SHIRAZ | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
Syrah and Shiraz are the exact same wine. When Syrah (Sih-Rah) arrived in Australia from its birthplace in France, Australian winemakers took to calling it Shiraz (Shi – RAZ), instead of the grape’s original name, Syrah. We like to chalk this renaming up to the Australian accent and their penchant for making many common words more fun to say, like how they call a barbecue a barbie.
Taste: Aromas of black and red fruits with flavors of blackberry, blackcurrant, redcurrant and raspberry. Has a spicy, black pepper, character and as it ages develops smoky aromas, with notes of liquorice, cloves, leather, coffee, caramel, vanilla and dark chocolate.
Tannin: High
Acidity: Medium to high
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TEMPRANILLO | 7% LIGHT-BODIED RED WINEMAKING KIT (4.8 L | 1.26 GAL)
Spain is very proud of its indigenous Tempranillo grape because they have been making it into wine for over 2,000 years. Unlike other countries who have adopted grapes that were originally indigenous to France of Italy, Tempranillo was born and cultivated in Spain, and there is no region for which they are more proud, and taken more seriously, than Rioja.
Taste: Fruity aroma with flavors of strawberry, cherry, raspberry and plum that can be accompanied by blackberry and
mulberry. Oak ageing adds additional flavors of herbs, mushrooms, leather, tobacco, vanilla, coconut and spice.
Tannin: Medium
Acidity: Low to medium
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