Syrah Super Tuscan-Style Wine Kit, Forte

Overview

You are drawn to wines with confidence and depth, wines that feel deliberate rather than fashionable. With the Syrah Super Tuscan-Style Wine Kit, Forte, you claim the role of a home winemaker who values originality, structure, and the freedom to work outside rigid tradition. This wine was born from necessity when Sangiovese was unavailable, yet it earned its place through character rather than compromise. Crafted from premium California grapes, this blend reflects your willingness to trust bold decisions and your desire to create something distinctive that feels earned, not manufactured. This is winemaking for those who enjoy taking the road less traveled and serving a wine that sparks curiosity the moment it is poured.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation unfolds, you shape a wine that is layered, expressive, and unapologetically robust. Juicy cherry and ripe red fruit rise first, carried by Grenache’s brightness and Syrah’s dark intensity. Beneath that fruit lies a deeper core of blackberry, black plum, and subtle smoke, with savory spice and gentle earthiness adding complexity. The palate is broad and structured, finishing dry with lingering notes of cocoa, pepper, and dark fruit. This is a big bodied red wine that feels composed and confident, rewarding patience and attention with every glass.

What Makes This Kit Different
This kit delivers the ultimate home winemaking experience because you are working with raw grape concentrates and real grape skins, not shelf stable substitutes designed to survive long storage. Your fermentation includes 4 lbs of real grape skins and exclusive grape seed packs, an innovation 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 creates a natural balance that supports a finished alcohol level of 14 percent without sharp edges. These choices are why wines made with Finer Wine Kits move beyond the familiar kit taste associated with shelf stable brands and instead present the texture, balance, and realism of wine made from fresh grapes.

Designed for Confidence and Mastery
You do not need years of experience to succeed, but you will finish with a deeper understanding of the craft. Finer Wine Kits were developed by home winemakers who wanted more control and better outcomes. The instructions guide you through each stage while explaining why every decision matters, allowing you to build skill rather than simply follow steps. This process invites you to slow down, engage with the fermentation, and take pride in the choices that shape your finished wine.

Cold Stored, Direct to Your Door
This is a true agricultural product and cannot sit on a shelf. Your kit is stored cold and shipped directly from freezer storage to your door to preserve freshness, aroma, and grape integrity. This direct to door approach ensures you receive ingredients at peak condition, without distributor or wholesale markups, delivering exceptional value for a genuinely premium product.

The raw grape concentrate is vacuum evaporated at low temperatures to preserve varietal 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 the freezer, and the raw grape concentrates must be stored at 3 degrees F or colder to protect quality and ensure optimal results.

Technical Details
• Finished alcohol: 14 percent ABV
• Yield: 28 to 30 bottles, 6 gallons
• Style: Big bodied red blend
• Varietals: Syrah, Grenache
• 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 Syrah Super Tuscan-Style Wine Kit, Forte, you are choosing originality, structure, and authenticity. You are creating a bold red that reflects your willingness to trust your instincts and your desire to make wine that stands confidently outside the ordinary.

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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