A little on the sweet side for zin

Review by Mark on 1/25/2014

Only in bottles for about 4 months, still a little sweet. Maybe I just need to keep waiting, but that is difficult!

California Zinfandel

Review by Richard on 1/24/2014

This was my very first try at making wine. The kit was complete with everything necessary to make 5 gallons of wine. I started in Nov 2013 and bottled in Dec 2013. I added a few mashed raisons and some oak chips for additional flavor. I tasted the wine as I was bottling and it tasted pretty good. A friend of mine said that it would be even better in about one year. I'm using one bottle as a "taste tester". I'm keeping a log, and in a few months I'll taste it and reseal it. Then do the same each month for a year and see if does in fact improve with age. I plan to order some more kits and experiment even further.

Wow

Review by Kurt on 10/18/2013

Added a gal of pomegranate juice for 6 gals total. Tasted after two months in bottle - unbelievably delicious already! A friend who usually only drinks white wine said, "I'd buy this." Looks like I will have to make more.

Friends and Family loved it!

Review by Jesus on 8/4/2013

The kit was easy to make, this was my third time making this variety of wine from Williams, and it has been consistant every time. The flavor is very smooth, and aging doesn't take too long.

Excellent Zinfandel

Review by Roger on 7/25/2013

This is my third Williams kit and it is by far the best I have made. It is still in clearing stages but the flavors are outstanding and will only improve with age. One caution for the kit winemakers out there. None of the Williams kits come with post fermentation sulfites. I followed the directions on the first 2 kits to the letter and they have shown considerable oxidation after bottling - not a good thing in my book. In fact, I may lose most of the wine due to off taste. I take responsibility for this, but I just wanted to make you aware of the possibility. I have added 1/8 tsp metabisulfite to the zinfandel during clearing and will add another 1/8 tsp at bottling. So far (2 months into the process), the wine tastes cleaner and more vibrant than the previous attempts. I highly recommend adding sulfites to the wine during clearing. Williams Brewing, please consider adding post fermentation KMS to the kit (or at least recommend it in the instructions).