Here is the final step of the six week process to make the
KenRidge New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine kit. Above is a photo of the wine after clarifying for 16 days and after it was transferred off the sediment. It was pretty much crystal clear at this point.
I decided to filter the wine even though it looked really clear. It was cheap to rent so I figured why not. After it was done I think it did make a big difference in the finished product. It was pretty easy to run the machine. Just add filter pads, rinse it out, put the sucking hose in the carboy, the draining hose in the bottling bucket and turn it on.
With the wine crystal clear I siphoned it into sterilized bottles. I then sterilized the corks and corked the bottles with a rented floor corker.
After all this time, here is the finished product. Twenty Eight bottles of Sauvignon Blanc. The labels came with the kit but the shrink caps did not. It is tasting very good at the moment but I think it will be even better after sitting in the bottles for a couple months.
Here is the final step of the six week process to make the KenRidge New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine kit. Above is a photo of the wine after clarifying for 16 days and after it was transferred off the sediment. It was pretty much crystal clear at this point.
I decided to filter the wine even though it looked really clear. It was cheap to rent so I figured why not. After it was done I think it did make a big difference in the finished product. It was pretty easy to run the machine. Just add filter pads, rinse it out, put the sucking hose in the carboy, the draining hose in the bottling bucket and turn it on.
With the wine crystal clear I siphoned it into sterilized bottles. I then sterilized the corks and corked the bottles with a rented floor corker.
After all this time, here is the finished product. Twenty Eight bottles of Sauvignon Blanc. The labels came with the kit but the shrink caps did not. It is tasting very good at the moment but I think it will be even better after sitting in the bottles for a couple months.
oh wow your a very clever man indeed and thats a compliment from a lady who lives in New Zealand - enjoy
ReplyDeleteAlways love seeing your progress on the wine. I would love to get into this someday, but I'm trying to master too many things at the moment. Perhaps in a few years.
ReplyDeleteCheers, happy drinking!
That's awesome, Dan! Great job. 28 botles, wow! I'm sure that your investment has paid off.
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