Merlot | 13% Medium/Heavy-Bodied Red Winemaking Kit (8 L | 2.1 gal)

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Craft a California-style Merlot, inspired by the smooth, fruit-forward reds of Napa and Sonoma. This medium to heavy-bodied wine is plush and inviting, with notes of ripe plum, black cherry, and mocha, balanced by gentle tannins and a soft oak finish.

Modelled after the approachable yet elegant New World Merlot style, it highlights the varietal’s signature roundness and depth. Easy to enjoy, young yet refined enough to age gracefully, this kit embodies why Merlot remains one of the world’s most loved reds — versatile, smooth, and full of character. 

  • Tasting Style: California Merlot — rich, velvety, and fruit-driven with subtle spice and oak.
  • Food Pairing: Ideal with roasted meats, mushroom dishes, or aged cheddar.
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About This Wine

Popular Wines Made From Merlot Varietal Grapes:

  • Saint-Émilion
  • Pomerol
  • Medoc
  • Red Bordeaux

These wines are often said to have a plummy taste and notes of chocolate. It’s also considered to be smooth and very easy to drink.

Merlot, which in French means The Little Blackbird, is the second most popular red grape in America. 

Taste: A soft, silky texture with flavors of strawberry, raspberry and plum, accompanied by some vegetal notes in cooler climates, which change to blackberry and black cherry, with additional chocolate and fruitcake flavors in hotter climates.

Tannin: Low to medium

Acidity: Low to medium

Age: Most should be drunk young as only the finest wines need time to develop.

Grape juice concentrate (preserved with sulphur dioxide), liquid invert sugar, tartaric acid, malic acid, citric acid, tanin, ascorbic acid. Additives (included in Wine Kit) Packet A: Bentonite, Packet B: Potassium Metabisulphite, Packet C: Potassium Sorbate, Packet D: Clearing Agent (kieselsol/chitosane), Packet of Yeast.

Wine-making in 4 easy steps

1
Mix the 
Juice & Yeast
2
Ferment 
for 28 Days
3
Add Degas 
& Clarifiers
4
Bottle 
& Enjoy

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