Cornucopia Fruit Wine Making Kit, Raspberry Merlot, 16.4-Pound Box

I don't mind sweeter wines like a Riesling, but I don't usually go so much for fruit flavored wines like this, but this wine has changed my mind. This is a great summer sipper or party wine. Actually more of a gulper. It's so light and smooth, that you'll end up going through a bottle before you know it. So be warned...You might feel something cold on your face and you look up, and it's the floor. I'm just saying.

Now for the technical stuff:

I reconstituted this one to somewhere between 5 1/2 and 6 gallons. I meant to make a little less, but messed up. At that level it came out to a little less than 9% ABV, which I think is a little light. I would recommend reconstituting it closer to 5 gallons, because I believe it can handle the extra alcohol without affecting its drinkability. Ideally I'd say measure the specific gravity as you're adding the water and shoot for the middle of the suggested range. If you go this route, you'll need to add water, mix thoroughly, then measure. And you'll need to repeat that each time you add more water, until you get to the desired SG. If you don't mix it well, then your readings may not be accurate. After all steps were completed I left it in the carboy for about 2 weeks longer, then bottled and let it age for about 1 month. That was all it took, and it was ready to drink. I chill this one for about 20 minutes before drinking. I know it's a red, but this is more of a wine cocktail in my opinion and it really makes it refreshing.

The Rating:

The only reason I gave this a 4 instead of a 5 was due to how low the alcohol content would be if you mixed it to the full 6 gallons per the instructions. If you add a little less water though, you'll be in good shape. It also came with labels, corks and plastic heat shrink capsules for the top. Definitely worth the price and I plan to make it again...soon.

We have purchased this exact kit from amazon in the past. This kit was great,every function we went to we brought a bottle and it was a big hit. Everybody loved it. If you are new to wine making this kit has everything you need to make and bottle your wine, but you must have all of the associated supplies already example the bottles, carboy, hydrometer, and corker.

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I didn't want to make this per directions after reading reviews on how sweet this was. I made this to right at 5 gallons including the addition of a little Everclear to boost ABV. I used half the F-pack during the initial fermentation process so it wouldn't be über sweet at bottling time. Wonderful raspberry flavor. So very pleased with Cornucopia. I have the Blueberry Shiraz fermenting now. I'm going to try a few others before the year is out.

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I added 2 lbs. of corn sugar to spike up the alcohol a little. My wife loves it and she usually

doesn't drink wine. O i have made..ne of the better wines

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Nice wine for those who like a sweeter flavored wine. This is our second kit of this wine as somehow our first batch disappeared!