Wine Kits — The Gift That Delights

No idea of what to give a friend or loved one for Christmas or for a birthday? Why not simply give the ability to make wine from a kit? It’s a gift that really does keep on giving as you are giving the ability to make fabulous, inexpensive wine for many years to come. It is truly a lifestyle gift.

I firmly believe that having the ability to relish a bottle of wine with meals each day or just for relaxation is a step up in lifestyle, social class, and sophistication. However, having only one small bottle of wine each day for a month can cost somewhere between $180 to $540 monthly, depending upon the tax structure of your country and the types of wine you like to drink. Buying your wines from the store, can cost a small fortune over the course of a year.

Alternatively, wine kits make it easy to produce very good wines for about a tenth of the costs. Depending upon the quality and type of wine kit, costs will be somewhere between $0.90 and $4.60 for a 750 mL bottle of wine. The $0.90 bottle would be something like an excellent Merlot, Chardonnay, or Shiraz. The $4.60 bottle would be a high-end, premium-quality wine like an Amarone, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Pinot Noir that would cost a lot more more from a store.

The Gift: A basic equipment starter kit will cost about $55-$65 and will provide all the tools you will need to get started, a wine kit can cost between $28-$140 depending upon quality and type, and lastly, I humbly recommend a copy of my book “Everything You Need To Know About Wine Kit Making”–the most comprehensive book ever written about wine kit making.

Exactly what you choose to give as a gift is up to you.. You can give all three as a gift or simply select only one of the three. Either way, it will be a most welcome gift.

Hayden Alexander became seriously interested in making home made wine from wine kits a number of years ago. Encountering many questions about the process, he realized the need for a book that simply and easily explained the “How Tos” and “The Whys” in detail. The result is his 174 page, fully-illustrated, full-color ebook, “Everything You Need To Know About Wine Kit Making.” His website, Wine Kit Making, is a ready resource for anyone wanting to learn more about winemaking from wine kits.