Had some friends over for a 5 o’clock get together. Our house, our wine.

We make our own wine from wine kits. The bottles are collected from friends as is the box and blatter. The great thing is that I “tweak” the kits to what we like. For example for my wife I added strawberries to the primary fermentation of the Zinfandel Blush, while to the Sangiovese I add some wine tannin. While the kit wines can be consumed soon after bottling, I like to age them a year or more so they can mellow out. I also design and print my own labels. I like to joke that I spend more time designing the labels than making the wine. The best part is sharing what we make with friends.