Private Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz Wine Kit 14L

 

WINE KIT DETAILS

Experience the rich flavors of the Barossa Valley with the Winexpert Private Reserve Shiraz Wine Kit. This wine kit is perfect for those who appreciate the bold, robust flavors of a classic Shiraz. Bursting with the vibrant taste of blackberry and plum, it's complemented by subtle notes of dark chocolate and licorice. This Shiraz wine kit promises a long, satisfying finish that will leave you wanting more.

The Winexpert Private Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz Wine Kit is a perfect addition to your wine cellar. It's not just a wine kit, it's a journey into the heart of the Barossa Valley, one of Australia's most renowned wine regions.

Winexpert has meticulously refined this wine kit to deliver superior quality in a smaller package. The juice volume has been reduced from 18L to 14L, yet it still produces a 6 Gallon batch (23 L). This yields approximately 28-30 standard 750 ml bottles, ensuring you have plenty to share with friends and family. The kit also includes 30 labels for a professional finish.

Your Shiraz wine kit comes complete with skins and all the ingredients you need to create your masterpiece. Here are some key features of this wine kit:

- Sweetness: Dry
- Body: Full
- Tasting Notes: Dark fruit, Coffee, Licorice, Pepper and Spice
- Oak Intensity: Heavy
- Kit Size: 14L
- ABV: 14%

With the Winexpert Private Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz Wine Kit, you're not just making wine, you're crafting an experience. So, why wait? Start your winemaking journey today.

OTHER PRODUCTS YOU MIGHT NEED 

Equipment Kits

If your Private Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz Wine Kit is your first, equipment kits are a very easy and cost effective way to obtain what you need to get started. Wine kits provide ingredients and instructions but do not provide equipment. The Vintner's Best Deluxe Wine Equipment Kit pictured here has everything you need to make a six gallon batch of wine. This kit is the top of the line and there are other equipment kits you can choose from for your kit. 

Equipment Kit includes
- 7.9 Gallon Fermenting Bucket 
- Lid with Grommet
- 6 Gallon Glass Carboy
- Bottle Filler
- Double Level Corker
- Triple Scale Hydrometer
- Easy Clean Cleanser
- Auto Siphon w/ siphon hose
- Carboy Bung w/ Airlock
- Corks 30 count
- Plastic Mix Stir that attaches to drill 

Fermenters

A 7.9 Gallon Fermenter with a grommeted lid is the right vessel to use for your Barossa Valley Shiraz Wine Kit because you need extra headspace to account for active fermentation. It is good to replace buckets from time because plastic harbors bacteria. Here's a link to our fermenter equipment.

Hoses

Many people reuse their hoses for far too long. Replacing your hoses often is highly recommended with winemaking. Even if you have good sanitation practices, hoses are particularly difficult to keep clean. You do not want to risk a bacterial contamination in your Barossa Valley Shiraz Wine Kit over something that costs very little to replace. 

Siphons

Auto-siphons are a great luxury item to have in your winemaking equipment. Once you have one you will never go without one again. Don't forget to use a heavy duty sanitizer to clean it since you don't want to replace it often as hoses. A good sanitizer for that job is Five Star San. Like hoses, Siphons are also difficult to keep clean so it is advisable to replace them.  

Corkers

Corking can be a big job especially if you make a lot of wine. Also bigger corkers give you the option to use longer corks which are beneficial if you want to age your Barossa Valley Shiraz longer. The Italian Floor Corker pictured here is easy to use and makes corking fun.

Airlocks

Airlocks are another inexpensive product that should be periodically replaced. Though it might be easy to assume bacteria is not a concern with airlocks because they do not actually touch your wine, this is not the case. A small increase in temperature could cause your wine to swell and back up into the airlock. It happens often. You don't want to risk losing your Barossa Valley Shiraz over a potentially unsanitary and cheap piece of plastic. 

Carboys 

Your Barossa Valley Shiraz Kit is designed to fit a 6 gallon carboy pictured here. Though glass carboys are one of the safest sanitary options for secondary fermentation and bulk aging your wine, they are fragile and break from time to time. If you use glass carboys, a carboy handle or carrier is very advisable. They should not be moved when full without carrying equipment. 

Stoppers and Bungs 

Your Barossa Valley Shiraz will need to sit in a carboy during secondary fermentation and like airlocks, bungs and stoppers should also be periodically replaced, especially if you make a lot of wine. Stoppers are available drilled for use with airlocks or solid for bulk aging after your wine has fully gassed out. The size 6.5 stopper pictured is made for a 6 or 5 gallon carboy. If you have many different sized vessels, universal bungs might be a more economical option. 

Hydrometers

Hydrometers can last a lifetime, if they don't break. If you have suffered the disappointment of breaking your favorite hydrometer you can view them here.  

Corks

Winemakers always need more corks. Be sure to read the corker requirements of different corks before you make your selection because some cork sizes do not work with all corkers. If you want to age your Barossa Valley Shiraz denser corks are preferable. 

 Mix Stir

You may be using the back of your stirring spoon to degas your wine but a mix stir is the best way to remove unwanted gasses. 

 DID YOU KNOW

Shiraz is actually a place in modern day Iran and is known as the city of poets, literature, and flowers.