1999 Merlot
December 2007 – I had absolutely no memory of making this wine until I found my notebook in 2007. This was the top-end WineArt kit at that time – I’m seriously surprised I don’t remember much about it.
Ingredients:
| Kit | WineArt Project Wine Cellar Merlot Kit |
| Yeast | Lalvin EC-1118 |
Method
| Started kit. Placed concentrate, filled to 5-1/2 gallons with water. Sprinkled yeast on top. | 03/18/1999 SG 1.090 |
| Racked into carboy. | 03/25/1999 SG 0.996 |
| Racked, added oak chips. | 04/18/1999 SG 0.995 |
| Bottled | 06/28/1999 SG 0.995 |
Notes
| Yield | 25 bottles |
| Alcohol | 12.9% |
| Afterthoughts | This kit went fairly smoothly. Spent an extra amount for a “Project Wine Cellar” kit, supposed to be higher quality. Not sure it came out any better than a regular kit. |
| Decent taste, better than the bargain merlots. Maybe as good as some of the better ones. | |
| 10/18/2018 | In reading through my notes, I can tell I was not convinced that the Project Wine Cellar kits in this era were worth the money. Modern (2018) medium quality kits are better. |