Blending Kits?

Jonathan · Oct 21, 2014

Just something that crossed my mind last night.... could you blend wine kits together at the point of putting them in to ferment?

Specifically, I have been making Beaverdale 1 gallon kits. Could I chuck say a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Shiraz into the same bucket, topped up to 9 litres?

Chippy_Tea · Oct 21, 2014

You could but I would make them separately then blend rather than making both in one bucket and ending up with nine litres of something that may taste awful.

Jonathan · Oct 21, 2014

Very valid point chippy, I guess I was mainly driven by demijohn space being at a premium currently in our house! Maybe not something to try with off-the-wall sort of combinations then, but I had cab/shiraz down as a very tried and tested combo.

Chippy_Tea · Oct 21, 2014

If you want to try making your own wine give this thread a read, much cheaper than kits and a lot more choice of juices to make them from - http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49462

tonyhibbett · Oct 22, 2014

Most, if not all kits are already a blend, even the the more expensive ones. There is a mix of, say shiraz juice (and/or concentrate) and cheap generic concentrate which may well be a mix of bland juice. The strong flavour of the shiraz dominates the other, which is there to maintain body and colour, and of course reduce cost.
I use a similar approach with grapes, mixing reliable heavy croppers of undistinguished flavour, plus deeply red grapes of poor flavour with pinot noir. The result still tastes like pinot noir. However, if the mix is not right, the wine is degraded, so beware.

Schafer · Oct 23, 2014

Ever wonder how the pros are able to create exotic blends of tea that taste out of this world?

tonyhibbett · Oct 25, 2014

cabernet/merlot and cabernet/shiraz are common blends.

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