Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel Wine Kit, Forte

Overview

You are drawn to wines with confidence and edge, wines that reflect bold decisions and a willingness to trust your own palate. With the Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel Wine Kit, Forte, you step into a style of winemaking that values power, character, and individuality. This is not about replicating something safe or familiar, it is about creating a wine that mirrors your taste for intensity and balance. Working with premium California grapes, you bring together two iconic varietals into a single expression that feels deliberate and personal, a wine you can point to and say you made this because it is exactly what you wanted.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation unfolds under your direction, this wine reveals a layered and commanding profile. Cabernet Sauvignon anchors the blend with deep blackberry, blackcurrant, and dark cherry, delivering structure and depth from the start. Zinfandel weaves through with ripe raspberry, black plum, and a distinctive spice character, adding energy and warmth. Notes of cracked black pepper, clove, and subtle anise emerge as the wine develops, supported by hints of vanilla and cocoa that round out the finish. The result is a dry, big bodied red with firm yet polished tannins, vibrant balance, and a long, satisfying finish that feels both powerful and refined.

What Makes This Kit Different
This wine delivers an experience far beyond what most people associate with wine kits because you work with raw grape concentrates and real grape skins rather than shelf stable substitutes designed to survive long storage. 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 depth. Fermenting with both skins and seeds produces richer texture, greater balance, and the structural integrity needed to support a finished alcohol level of 14 percent without harshness. These elements are exactly why wines made with Finer Wine Kits move past the familiar kit taste of shelf stable brands and instead show the complexity and mouthfeel of wine made from fresh grapes.

Designed for Exploration and Control
You do not need formal training to succeed, but you will gain real understanding as you move through the process. Developed by home winemakers like you, Finer Wine Kits are built around education as much as results. The instructions explain not only what to do, but why each decision matters, giving you the confidence to experiment and refine your technique. Video tutorials are available to support you along the way, making this kit equally engaging for curious beginners and experienced winemakers who want more freedom and expression.

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 caliber can exist. By eliminating distributors and wholesalers, you receive top grade ingredients at peak condition without unnecessary markups, ensuring exceptional value for a genuinely premium product.

The raw grape concentrate is vacuum evaporated at low temperatures to protect the grape’s natural character and eliminate 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. Proper cold storage ensures the finished wine retains depth, balance, and purity from start to finish.

Technical Details
• Finished alcohol: 14 percent ABV
• Yield: 28 to 30 bottles, 6 gallons
• Style: Big bodied red blend
• Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel
• 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 Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel Wine Kit, Forte, you are not following a formula. You are shaping a wine that reflects confidence, curiosity, and a desire to create something bold and memorable, a wine that feels at home on your table and unmistakably your own.

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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