Our Limited Edition kits from Winexpert have been a best seller for us since 1992. After much positive feedback from our customers we have decided to offer these fine kits to you again this year. We are very excited about the quality and pricing of these kits. Limited Edition kits from Winexpert will be available in January 2008 (2kits), February, March and April. Please review the descriptions for these quality wine kits below and order early. These 16l kits produce 23l (6 gal) of finished product (30 750ml bottles) and are a great value. All Limited kits also include a FREE set of matching labels to further enhance the appearance of your fine wine. 

Pre-ordering  is required to avoid disappointment.  Our deadline to order is December 10th 2007. We do not plan on ordering any extra kits for stock so if you want to get in on this fine offer you should do so today. 

You can special order the entire five kit series or any combination, and we will ship and bill you as they arrive during the first four months of the year.  There are two kits delivered in January. You will only pay for your kit when we ship it or you pick it up. Also you can order just one kit if you wish, or multiple numbers of the same kit. Your Choice. 

Prices listed below do not include shipping which you can view when you add a kit to your shopping cart. Please click on the "Store Pick Up" cart entry if you will be coming into the shop for your kit. Be sure to leave a valid daytime phone number so we can let you know when they arrive.

Get a FREE $25.00 Gift Card from Old West!

As an added incentive  if you order at least one of each months kit (5 kits total) you will receive a Gift Card from Old West valued at $25.00. Use it for anything in our store with the exception of the original five kit purchase.    

Send mail to sales@oldwestbrew.com for any questions or to see if we can still order one for you.

January Red  

 Chilean Carmenere/Cabernet

Region: Maipo Valley , Chile

Similar to Merlot, Carmenère is a synonym for brilliant red, 'carmine'. Blended with the King of red grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon, it produces exceptionally powerful, rich red wines of great length and structure. The wine is deep crimson red color with luscious fruit aromas of plums and blueberry, a touch of chocolate and hints of coffee and toasty oak. On the palate, notes of red fruit, dark plums, damsons and spice, generously framed by toasty oak with a soft and well structured mouth-filling texture, velvety on the tongue with very supple tannins.

Robust and Tannic, this wine requires at least a year to begin to open up and show its fruit. After 2-3 years, it will beguile with its velvety tannins and smoky fruit finish.

 January White

 Australian Riesling

Region: Austria’s Riverland Region

This wine is medium bodied, crisp and refreshing, with aromas of white fruits, juicy apple, and the perfume of spring blossoms. It's wonderfully drinkable, but still shows depth of flavor with minerals and a bracing backbone of acidity and structure. The main difference between a German and an Australian Riesling is that Australian Riesling tends to be drier. The Australian version exhibits the characteristics of the grape that we expect: the perfume, the complexity and the zest.

While crisp and bright when young, it will develop more of its mineral and floral aromas after six months and after a year begin to show honey and citrus notes. This wine will continue to deepen in flavor and can be aged for 2-3 years.

 February 

Sicilian Nero d'Avola/Shiraz

Region: Avalo in Southeastern Sicily, Italy

Sicilian winemakers often treat Nero d'Avola like Shiraz , which is why the two blend so well together. It has the classic Shiraz notes of blueberry, blackberry and dark fruits, with a delightful scent of rose, cherry and herbs. This dark-garnet wine shows ripe, berrylike fruit aromas lent complexity by hints of toast and smoke. Warm and plummy with a touch of raisins and a hint of almonds in the flavor, there's sufficient acidity to give it structure, but the overall impression is soft as velvet.

While this is a wine that will age well for years, the exuberant fruit will beckon you for early drinking. If you do succumb, put a bottle aside for the future, but you won't go wrong by drinking it after six months to a year.

 March

Pacific Quartet

Region: Pacific Coast of North America

This wine showcases bright fruit, excellent structure and a long finish. Vidal from British Columbia gives spiciness and stone fruit. Chenin Blanc from California gives a wonderful melony-honeyed aroma with hints of apple. Gewürztraminer from Washington contributes lychee, rose petals and floral notes, and Muscat from Australia 's Murray- Darling Valley gives wonderful grapey notes with dried fruit and hints of orange peel.

Although delicious right on bottling day, drinking it early would prevent it from showing it's best-after six months the Muscat and Vidal will dominate with spicy/grapey notes, after a year the Chenin Blanc's honey and melon will come out, and at 18 months to two years the Gewürztraminer will show a perfumed floweriness and lush structure.

April

 Italian Brunello

Region: Mediterranean Peninsula , Italy

Brunello is a large-berried variety of the Sangiovese grape, most famous in Brunello di Montalcino. Italy 's hot, dry climate allows Brunello to thrive, displaying great varietal character and intensity. The flavor profile of Sangiovese is fruity, with strong natural acidity, a firm and elegant to assertiveness and a robust finish that can extend surprisingly long. The aroma is generally subtle, with cherry, strawberry, blueberry, and violet notes.

Medium-bodied but boldly tannic and intense, this gripping wine will begin to open up after six months, but the richer flavors will take at least 18 months to show, with cherry and spice dominating the long, fruity finish.

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