Petite Sirah Wine Kit, Forte

Overview

You are drawn to wines that make a statement, wines with depth, intensity, and an unmistakable sense of confidence. With the Petite Sirah Wine Kit, Forte, you choose to create something powerful and unapologetic, a wine that reflects strength, patience, and a willingness to commit to the craft. This is the kind of winemaking that rewards intention, where time spent fermenting, tasting, and waiting becomes part of who you are. Crafted from premium California grapes and developed by Finer Wine Kits, this experience invites you to turn your home into a place where serious, structured red wine is made, poured, and remembered.

Flavor and Style
As fermentation unfolds, you shape a wine known for its depth and presence. Dense flavors of blackberry and blueberry anchor the palate, wrapped in a chewy, concentrated fruit core that defines Petite Sirah at its best. Notes of black pepper and licorice emerge naturally, adding savory complexity and aromatic intrigue. Bold acidity keeps the wine lifted and focused, while firm yet rounded tannins give it a commanding structure. The color is deep and inky, the finish long and assertive. This is a dry, big bodied red wine with intensity and polish, built for those who appreciate wines that do not fade quietly into the background.

What Makes This Kit Different
This is the ultimate home winemaking experience because you work with raw grape concentrates and real grape skins, not shelf stable alternatives designed to prioritize convenience over character. 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 creates greater balance, firmer structure, and a more complete expression of the grape. This approach is why wines made with Finer Wine Kits move beyond the familiar kit taste associated with shelf stable brands and instead deliver the depth, texture, and natural complexity expected from wine made from fresh grapes.

Designed for Confidence and Control
You do not need years of experience to make exceptional wine, but you do need the right process. Developed by home winemakers like you, Finer Wine Kits distill years of practical knowledge into clear, thoughtful instructions that guide you through each stage with purpose. You learn not only what to do, but why each decision matters, allowing you to build confidence and intuition as you work. The result is a winemaking experience that feels intentional and rewarding, whether this is your first premium kit or the next step in refining your craft.

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 integrity. This direct to door model makes it possible for you to receive ingredients at peak quality, without distributor or wholesale markups, ensuring exceptional value for a premium product.

The raw grape concentrate is vacuum evaporated at low temperatures to preserve 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 C (38 F) or colder to maintain quality. Proper cold storage protects freshness and ensures the finished wine delivers the structure and purity you set out to achieve.

Technical Details
• Finished alcohol: 14 percent ABV
• Yield: 28 to 30 bottles, 6 gallons
• Style: Big bodied red wine
• Varietal: Petite Sirah
• 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 C (38 F) or colder
• Important notice: This kit is an agricultural product and must be fermented or cooked before being consumed

With the Petite Sirah Wine Kit, Forte, you create a wine that reflects strength, patience, and intention. This is not about making wine quickly or easily, it is about producing a bold, structured red that feels earned and stands as a reflection of the winemaker you choose to be.

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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