Reserve Du Chateau 4 Week Wine Kit, Italian Orvieto Style, 17.5-Pound Box

This wine turned out great. Nice color and clean finish. It makes a great utility white table wine that is semi-dry that goes well with lighter meats. I will buy more, however, as many reviewers have stated, only make these and Vino Italiano kits to 5 gallons and NOT 6. Making it to 6 gallons or 23 litres will yield a weak and thin wine. The price per bottle is still a very good deal.

This kit appears to be made by the same folks who make the Vino Italiano kits. The paperwork and ingredient packaging were identical. I made it into a 6.5 gallon batch (my fermenter is 7 gallons and I didn't want air space) and my IG was 1.085, very good. Fermentation lasted 24 days and FG was .985. I added some toasted oak chips to my primary fermenter as well. Wine was dry, crisp and quite easy to clear. It even impressed some wannabe wine snobs.

Overall, highly recommended. These kits are no brainers, and with the price and free shipping the wine is about $1.75 per bottle and is comparable to an $8-$12 wine, IMO. This is my second kit from this supplier and I am nothing but happy. Nice to have a good bottle of wine with dinner and not have to cringe at spending $10 each night. Besides, it's easy and fun. Heck, they even throw in free corks. I was already homebrewing for 15 years and decided to try my hand at wine. I had built my own "kit" by buying concentrated juice, acid, yeast, clarifiers, etc. I ended up spending about 25% more than this kit without a noticeable difference in quality. Go for it, you won't be disappointed.

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Love this wine! Actually ordered a 2nd kit. However, just like so many others have recommended, make 5 gallons, not 6. Also, I rack it twice and add a wine smoother ([ ... ]) to it right before bottling. Yummy!

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