Merlot Wine Kit, Artisan

Overview

You are drawn to wines that speak softly but leave a lasting impression, wines that feel grounded, generous, and effortlessly composed. With the Merlot Wine Kit, Artisan, you choose a style that values texture, balance, and nuance over sheer force. This is a wine for someone who appreciates subtle complexity and the quiet confidence of a well made classic. Crafted from premium California grapes and developed by Finer Wine Kits, this kit allows you to create a Merlot that feels refined, expressive, and deeply satisfying at the table.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation progresses, you guide a Merlot defined by depth and approachability. Aromas of ripe blackberry and dark plum rise first, followed by gentle notes of licorice, dried herbs, and soft floral tones. On the palate, the wine is smooth and cohesive, with a rounded mouthfeel that carries fruit forward while maintaining clarity and structure. Subtle earthiness and savory undertones add dimension without heaviness, leading to a dry, polished finish that feels complete and composed. This is a full bodied Merlot that emphasizes balance, fruit expression, and texture rather than intensity alone.

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 softness and drinkability. 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 realism, balance, and depth 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 aromatic integration while maintaining structure and length on the palate. The result is a 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: Full bodied red wine
• Varietal: Merlot
• 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 Merlot Wine Kit, Artisan, you create a wine that favors elegance over excess and texture over intensity. It is a composed, expressive Merlot that reflects thoughtful craftsmanship and delivers a premium home winemaking experience rooted in balance, restraint, and lasting appeal.

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

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