Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Kit, Artisan

Overview

You are drawn to wines that bridge cultures and traditions, wines that feel both rustic and composed, shaped by history but open to interpretation. With the Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Kit, Artisan, you explore a style long favored in central Italy, particularly in Tuscany and Lazio, where structure and brightness are prized in equal measure. This is a wine for someone who appreciates contrast done well, where savory acidity meets dark fruit depth. Crafted from premium California grapes and developed by Finer Wine Kits, this kit allows you to create a red that feels unmistakably Italian in spirit while remaining confidently modern in execution.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation progresses, you guide a wine that balances energy with structure. Sangiovese leads with vibrant cherry, red plum, and bright acidity that give the wine its unmistakable backbone. Cabernet Sauvignon adds depth and grounding, contributing blackcurrant, blackberry, and subtle herbal notes that broaden the palate and extend the finish. The interplay between the two varietals creates a wine that is expressive yet composed, with savory undertones, firm but polished tannins, and a dry finish that feels naturally food driven. This is a medium to full bodied red wine that delivers freshness, balance, and lasting presence.

What Makes This Kit Different
This is premium home winemaking built around authenticity rather than shelf stability. You work with raw grape concentrates and real grape skins, not heat processed substitutes designed to tolerate room temperature storage. Each Artisan kit includes 2 lbs of real grape skins and 2 oz of grape seeds, delivering natural color, texture, and phenolic balance while preserving brightness and definition. In traditional red winemaking, fermenting with skins and seeds is essential to achieving a complete and natural mouthfeel. This approach is why wines made with Finer Wine Kits move beyond the familiar kit taste associated with shelf stable brands and instead express the realism, balance, and depth expected from wines made with fresh grapes.

A Classic Expression of Balance
Artisan wines are designed to finish at 12.5 to 13 percent alcohol, a range long regarded as the classic sweet spot for fine wine. This level preserves acidity and fruit clarity while maintaining structure and length on the palate. The result is a medium to full bodied wine that matures sooner and expresses greater fruit forwardness than higher alcohol wines, allowing balance and complexity to emerge without extended aging.

Cold Stored, Direct to Your Door
This kit is a true agricultural product and cannot sit on a shelf. Because of its perishable nature, it is stored cold and shipped directly from freezer storage to your door, preserving freshness, aroma, and varietal character. This direct to door model is essential to quality and is a defining principle behind every Finer Wine Kits product. By eliminating distributors and wholesalers, you receive top grade ingredients at peak condition without unnecessary markups.

The raw grape concentrate is vacuum evaporated at low temperatures to protect the grape’s intrinsic character and avoid the cooked flavors common in shelf stable kits. If you are not ready to begin immediately, the grape skins must be stored in your freezer, and the raw grape concentrates must be stored at 3 degrees F or colder to preserve quality.

Technical Details
• Finished alcohol: 12.5 to 13 percent ABV
• Yield: 28 to 30 bottles, 6 gallons
• Style: Medium to full bodied red blend
• Varietals: Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon
• Character: Dry
• Region: Lodi, California
• Fermentation ingredients: Raw grape concentrate, 2 lbs of real grape skins, 2 oz of grape seeds
• Storage requirements: Grape skins must be stored in the freezer, raw grape concentrates must be stored at 3 degrees F or colder
• Important notice: This kit is an agricultural product and must be fermented or cooked before being consumed

With the Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Kit, Artisan, you create a wine that honors Italian sensibility while embracing thoughtful balance and structure. It is a composed, expressive red that rewards patience, complements food effortlessly, and reflects a winemaker who values tradition interpreted with intention.

*This kit is an agricultural product and must be fermented or cooked before being consumed.

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