Sangiovese Merlot Wine Kit, Artisan

Overview

You are drawn to wines that feel rooted in place and tradition, wines that belong at the table as much as they do in the glass. With the Sangiovese Merlot Wine Kit, Artisan, you step into a style long favored in Tuscany and Lazio, where balance, acidity, and food friendly structure define everyday excellence. This is a wine shaped by rhythm and restraint, meant to complement conversation, meals, and moments rather than dominate them. Crafted from premium California grapes and developed by Finer Wine Kits, this kit allows you to recreate the spirit of a classic Italian blend through a thoughtful, modern lens.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation progresses, you guide a wine that feels lively yet composed. Sangiovese leads with bright cherry, wild strawberry, and naturally vibrant acidity that gives the wine its unmistakable Italian character. Merlot follows with earthiness, soft herbal tones, and a rounded texture that brings balance and depth to the palate. Together, they create a harmonious expression that is savory, structured, and inviting. The finish is dry and cohesive, carrying red fruit, subtle spice, and gentle earth in a way that feels naturally food driven. This is a medium to full bodied red wine that emphasizes freshness, balance, and approachability without sacrificing 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 endure 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 clarity. 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 definition 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 Merlot
• 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 Merlot Wine Kit, Artisan, you create a wine that reflects the cadence of Italian winemaking, balanced, expressive, and meant to be shared. It is a composed, food friendly red that rewards patience and intention, offering a premium home winemaking experience grounded in tradition and clarity.

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

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