I'm one of the few who find homebrew chat interesting.
I reckon I wouldn't be able to notice much difference between a homemade wine and a proper one.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 13:09, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

I doubt it to be honest. But at that price it's not that bad just for the equipment.
You can get 6 bottle kits for about £10, they're apparently equivilent to £10-£15 bottles of wine after they've been racked for 18months.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 13:12, Reply)

No they aren't.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 13:13, Reply)

www.bibendum-wine.co.uk/our-services/market-insights/uk-wine-pricing

Excise duty doesn't count on kits, packaging, logistics, vat and retailer margin is reduced. So the quality of the grape juice and the quality of the yeast is increased and seeing as that and a clearing agent is all that's in wine, you're getting much better value for money.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 13:18, Reply)

Yeah, like I would leave them there for 18 months.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 13:14, Reply)

The advice is to wrap them up so well you can't open them when drunk.
And make 6-10 batched a year.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 11 Mar 2013, 13:19, Reply)