Sangiovese Syrah Wine Kit, Forte

Overview

You are drawn to wines with soul, wines that tell a story of place, tradition, and personal expression. With the Sangiovese Syrah Wine Kit, Forte, you step into the role of a winemaker who values heritage but is not bound by it. This is your opportunity to bring an Old World inspired red to life in your own space, guided by your hands and your judgment. The blend speaks to balance and intention, combining the energy and brightness of Sangiovese with the depth and confidence of Syrah. Crafted from premium California grapes and developed by Finer Wine Kits, this kit allows you to create a wine that reflects curiosity, patience, and the desire to make something worth sharing.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation unfolds, you shape a wine that is both expressive and grounded. Sangiovese brings vibrant notes of sour cherry, red plum, and subtle dried herbs, giving the wine lift and clarity. Syrah deepens the profile with blackberry, black currant, and savory spice, adding weight and structure. Hints of black pepper, leather, and cocoa emerge as the wine matures, while the finish remains dry, firm, and persistent. The result is a big bodied red with energy and grip, a wine that feels lively yet serious, equally at home at the dinner table or poured slowly at the end of the evening.

What Makes This Kit Different
This kit delivers an elevated home winemaking experience because you work with raw grape concentrates and real grape skins, not shelf stable substitutes engineered for storage rather than flavor. Your fermentation includes 4 lbs of real grape skins along with exclusive grape seed packs, a feature unique to Finer Wine Kits. In traditional red winemaking, seeds are essential for building authentic tannin structure and phenolic balance. Fermenting with both skins and seeds produces greater depth, firmer structure, and a natural balance that comfortably supports a finished alcohol level of 14 percent. These choices are the reason wines made with Finer Wine Kits move beyond the familiar kit taste associated with shelf stable brands and instead deliver texture, complexity, and balance that mirror wines made from fresh grapes.

Designed for Confidence and Control
You do not need years of experience to succeed, but you will gain a deeper understanding of winemaking along the way. Designed by home winemakers like you, Finer Wine Kits transform hands on knowledge into a process that is both approachable and rewarding. The instructions explain not just what to do, but why each step matters, giving you confidence and clarity from start to finish. This approach allows you to feel connected to the craft rather than simply following a formula.

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 grape character. This direct to door model is the only way a wine kit of this quality can exist. By removing distributors and wholesalers, you receive top grade ingredients at peak condition without unnecessary markups, ensuring exceptional value for a premium product.

The raw grape concentrate is vacuum evaporated at low temperatures to protect the grape’s natural 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. This cold storage preserves quality and ensures the finished wine delivers clarity, depth, and structure.

Technical Details
• Finished alcohol: 14 percent ABV
• Yield: 28 to 30 bottles, 6 gallons
• Style: Big bodied red blend
• Varietals: Sangiovese and Syrah
• Character: Dry
• Region: Lodi, California
• Fermentation ingredients: Raw grape concentrate, 4 lbs of real grape skins, grape seed packs
• 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 Syrah Wine Kit, Forte, you create a wine that reflects intention and balance, a bold yet nuanced red that rewards your effort and stands apart from ordinary home winemaking.

Watch the video tutorials for additional instruction. You can view and download the complete instruction booklet here. Advanced users can now also download an abbreviated version of the instructions here.

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

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