Sonoma Red Wine Kit, Artisan

Overview

You are drawn to wines that feel unapologetically Californian, wines shaped by sunshine, confidence, and a sense of place that does not ask for permission. With the Sonoma Red Wine Kit, Artisan, you step into a bold West Coast tradition where power and balance coexist naturally. This is a wine for someone who appreciates richness with intention, where fruit intensity is matched by structure and depth. Crafted from premium California grapes and developed by Finer Wine Kits, this kit allows you to create a red that feels expansive, grounded, and unmistakably expressive.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation progresses, you guide a wine built on two commanding varietals. Petite Sirah delivers depth, color, and structure, bringing notes of blackberry, blueberry, and dark plum along with a firm, grounding backbone. Zinfandel adds energy and warmth, layering in ripe berry fruit, subtle spice, and a sense of lift that keeps the wine lively and engaging. The palate is generous and cohesive, offering dark fruit concentration, rounded tannins, and a dry finish that carries richness without excess. This is a medium to full bodied red wine that feels powerful yet composed, with length and presence that linger naturally.

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 fruit integrity and freshness. 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 depth, realism, and structure 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 fruit clarity and integration 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: Petite Sirah and Zinfandel
• 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 Sonoma Red Wine Kit, Artisan, you create a wine that reflects California confidence and depth. It is a bold yet balanced red that rewards patience, celebrates fruit, and delivers a premium home winemaking experience defined by structure, intention, and lasting character.

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

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