Sangiovese Wine Kit, Novello

Overview

You are not making a conventional Sangiovese. This Sangiovese Wine Kit, Novello is a specialty red designed to highlight brightness, freshness, and drinkability at the moment it is bottled. You choose this wine kit because you appreciate Sangiovese for its vibrancy and food friendly nature, expressed with clarity rather than weight.

Inspired by the Italian Novello style and produced from premium California varietal concentrates sourced from Lodi, your wine delivers a lively, fruit forward expression of Sangiovese. You experience bright red cherry, sour cherry, and raspberry, supported by subtle herbal notes and a gentle floral lift. The structure is intentionally restrained, your tannins are fine and approachable, the body lighter and agile, and the finish fresh, crisp, and precise.

A True Specialty Red

This is not a lighter version of a traditional Sangiovese, and it is not designed for aging. Your Novello wine exists within a narrow window of perfection, when acidity, aromatics, and fruit expression are in ideal balance.

Every decision behind this wine kit supports that goal. Controlled extraction, reduced oak influence, and a fermentation profile built to preserve aromatics allow Sangiovese’s natural brightness and savory character to shine without heaviness. You are crafting a red wine with a clearly defined identity and purpose, to be enjoyed young and without ceremony.

Lower Alcohol by Design

Your wine is intentionally produced at a lower alcohol level of 10 to 11 percent ABV. This is a deliberate stylistic choice that prioritizes balance, freshness, and drinkability.

This makes your Novello wine kit ideal if you enjoy vibrant, food friendly reds but wish to reduce your alcohol intake without sacrificing experience. You enjoy lifted fruit, lively acidity, and a clean finish without the fatigue often associated with higher alcohol wines.

Lower alcohol allows you to enjoy more than one glass while consuming less alcohol overall. You remain engaged with the wine, focused on flavor and balance rather than intensity.

Designed for Early Enjoyment

Traditional Novello wines rely on carbonic maceration. Your wine achieves its expression through a slower, gentler fermentation designed to preserve esters and limit tannin extraction. You are not copying a technique; you are honoring the outcome, a youthful red wine that is complete the moment it is finished.

You do not wait for this wine to come together. It arrives expressive, aromatic, and alive.

Serve Chilled

Novello wines are traditionally enjoyed slightly chilled, and your wine should be treated the same way. When you serve it at approximately 55°F or 13°C, you enhance aromatics, sharpen freshness, and keep the palate energized. Chilling is essential to experiencing the wine as intended.

This serving approach makes your Sangiovese Wine Kit, Novello exceptionally versatile. You pair it effortlessly with antipasti, pasta with tomato based sauces, pizza, grilled vegetables, and casual outdoor meals. It feels just as natural outdoors as it does at the table.

Storage Requirements

Your wine kit contains raw, cold stored juice concentrates and must be handled accordingly. If you are not ready to begin fermentation upon receipt, you must store the concentrate at 3 degrees C (38 F) or colder to maintain quality.

Proper storage ensures that the wine you make retains the aromatic precision and fruit purity that define the Novello style.

Novello Features

No aging required
Lower alcohol and reduced tannin structure
Gentle fermentation designed to preserve aromatics
Minimal sulfites and additives
No yeast starter
No grape skins
Reduced oak influence
Ready to drink upon bottling

Raw Concentrates, Direct to You

You are working with raw, cold stored juice concentrates shipped in refrigerated packaging directly from freezer storage to your door. This process preserves varietal integrity and eliminates the cooked flavors common in shelf stable kits.

Because of its freshness and perishable nature, your wine kit cannot sit on a retail shelf. It is shipped directly to you, bypassing distributors and wholesalers, ensuring uncompromised quality and exceptional value.

Technical Details

ABV, 10 to 11 percent
Yield, 28 to 30 bottles or 6 gallons
Style, Dry
Region, Lodi, California

Finer Wine Kits were developed by home winemakers like you, adapting years of experiential knowledge into a surefooted process that gives fabulous results.

View Instructions.

• ABV: 10- 11%
• Makes 28-30 bottles  (6 gallons) of wine.
• Character: Dry
• Region: Lodi California

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

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Aging Guidelines for This Wine Kit

Recommended aging: approximately 2 weeks to 3 months after completing the winemaking process. This wine is designed for youthful enjoyment, with vibrant fruit and an approachable structure. It needs little additional aging once finished. Extended cellaring can gradually diminish its fresh fruit character and lively aromas, reducing the qualities that make this style distinctive.