Natures Store, Lord Street, Leigh. Lancashire.

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Wine Making Kits

Wine making kitshave come a long way over the last 10 years. You can now make your own commercial quality wine at home thanks to new developments in fermentation technology such as new yeast strains and yeast nutrients and also thanks to the much improved quality of concentrated varietal grape juices. Todayswine kitsare easy to make and produce fantastic results when fermenting wine recipes.

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We have specialised in kits for varietal grape kits, using grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio in order to achieve home made wines very close to the commercial equivalents.

Our raw materials are carefully selected mainly from Italy due to the high quality of the concentrates from the northern regions such as Veneto and Tuscany, where you will find all the classical grapes.

A wine kit recipe - how does it work?

To put it simply, we have taken the stomping out from the grapes. We use concentrated grape must, mainly from northern Italy because of their high quality. We have also added a very reliable dried yeast strain to make sure your fermentation works the same way every time, always producing a top notch result.

The short version of how to make wine from a kit is:

  • Dilute grape juice with water
  • Add yeast
  • Wait while it ferments (5 days to 5 weeks depending on kit)
  • Remove the yeast by racking off using a syphon
  • Bottle the wine (or transfer to a bag-in-box)

What equipment is required?

Well, you need a fermentation vessel of course, something capable of holding the full size of the kit, typically 23 litres. Remember you also need some headspace, so the best choice is a large (25-33 litre) bucket or fermenter.

Then for syphoning the wine at the end to remove the yeast, you will need a syphon. A second large bucket is very helpful as well.

Finally you will need either botttles, corks and a good corker, or a bag-in-box.

What other equipment can I get?

It is very practical to have a hydrometer (shows you when fermentation is over and has many other good uses), you can get shrink caps for the bottles, labels and of course you can by the bottles as well, saving you the hassle of finding good looking and clean bottles.

 

 

NATURES STORE 30 Bottle 7 day wine kits. Higest quality ingredients at a fraction of the price of other brand. No sugar required!

 
 

 
Merlot 30 Bottle
An early ripening and productive grape that originated in France and which is now grown widely in many areas including California and Northern Italy. The grape produces a rich fruity non-astringent wine that, because of its softness, is often blended with many of the world's finest Cabernet Sauvignons such as Bordeaux. Characteristics: Firm to soft and slightly fruity. Appropriate Foods: Light red meats and game such as duck.
Rioja 30 Bottle
A blend of Tempranillo (Cencibel) and Garnache (Grenache) grapes. The Tempranillo gives finesse and fragrance to the wine, while the Garnache gives power and colour to the wine. Best treated with oak chippings or better still stored in an oak barrel to give the characteristic Rioja oakness. Characteristics: Robust deeply coloured red wine, ages wonderfully. Appropriate Foods: Paella, red meat and bean dishes.
Barolo 30 Bottle
An enormously robust wine that is deep, nearing black in colour. It is made from the Nebbiolo grape in the hilly district in and around the city of Barolo in Piedmont in Northwestern Italy. The Nebbiolo grape give the wine a suggestion of truffles, a touch of tar, a positive note of raspberry. Characteristics: Rich, dark and deep; high alcohol, ages well. Appropriate Foods: Beef roasts, game, Italian sausage.
Shiraz 30 Bottle
Intensely coloured; ripe and spicy with cedary oak flavours. Richly textured, with firm, ripe tannins and a long tangy finish. This is a delicious, bold and satisfying New World "Winter Warmer". Characteristics: Super ripe fruit, bold, spicy and deep in colour. Appropriate Foods: Game, duck, rich spicy dishes.  
Chardonnay 30 Bottle
Chardonnay, along with Riesling, is one of the world's great white wine grapes. In France where it originated, it is used in the making of Chablis, Le Montrachet, Pouilly-Fuissé, and Champagne. It has also been widely planted in California. When properly aged in oak, the fragrant and flavourfully crisp wines derived from Chardonnay are rich and well balanced with wonderful body and finesse and a lingering after taste. Characteristics: Full bodied, intense and crisp. Many wine styles from fruity to oaky. Appropriate Foods: Full-flavoured fish, chicken, ham, cream or pesto pasta and shellfish.
Sauvignon Blanc 30 Bottle
A good basic dry white wine made from the grape of the same name. The Sauvignon Blanc grape may be used in combination with other grapes to make wines such as the White Bordeaux wines of France. Characteristics: Usually dry and smoky or grassy Appropriate Foods: Salads and light seafood, shellfish and piccata

 

 

 

Table Wine Kit


Magnum White

Based on a northern Italian Trebbiano grape, this wine kit makes a stunning medium dry white wine, crisp in acidity yet well balanced.

Magnum Rose

With a mix of fruity red and white Italian grapes, the Magnum Rose is a fragrant and delicate rose wine, the perfect companion for any meal or for serving on its own.

Magnum Red

The Magnum Red wine is inspired by the great Italian Chianti's. We are using the same type of grape juice in order to produce a good red Chianti style table wine. Medium dry, good body and dark red.


 

Cider Making Kits

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Magnum Apple Cider

Made from 100% quality apple concentrate, this cider making kit produces a stunning apple cider with 5-6% alcohol and a very clear and crisp apple taste.

Magnum Pear Cider

Possibly the only pure pear cider kit on the market. We use 100% pure pear concentrate to produce this fantastic Pear Cider.

Magnum Elderflower Cider

We have extracted the flavours and aromas from elderflowers with an alcohol solution which we later used to produce this cider kit with its excitingly clean and fresh taste of sparkling elderflowers.

Magnum Strawberry Cider

Nothing symbolises summer more than strawberries and cider, so we have combined them both into the perfect summer drink, the Strawberry Cider.