HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Wine Maker's Toy Store®
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Welcome to Pressing News, the monthly newsletter
published by Fine Vine Wines, LLC, designed exclusively to assist
the home vintner in the pursuit of their hobby!
THIS MONTH ON THE VINE!
- Welcome
- Call Us!
- Online Discussion Forum
- Featured Article - So You Got a Starter Package for Christmas!
- Toy of the Month
- New Products
- Wine of the Month
- Discounts!
- Customer Referral Program
- Customer Appreciation Program - FVW Growers Club
- Multi-Kit Discount
- Customer Feedback
- Newsletter Specials
- Unsubscribe
WELCOME
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Fine Vine
Wines, LLC, "The Wine Maker's Toy Store". Whether you
need home wine making or home brewing products or just need information, we are here to serve
you. I want to extend my thanks again for making The Wine Maker's
Toy Store your home for your wine making and beer brewing needs.
It continues to be my hope that every time you visit our web
site or retail store, you will find something of value.
As a reminder, we continue to add products and content to the web site, therefore, if you have any special requests, please let us know. We like to hear what you have to say about our site, our products and/or our customer service, good or bad. Please send your comments and/or suggestions to winemaster@finevinewines.com.
CALL US!
If you have any questions about our products, our service and/or wine making, please call us. We are here to serve you and enjoying assisting you in any way we can. We have an international toll-free line so you WILL call us.
Someone is usually at the store between 9 am and 7 pm, Monday thru Saturday. We always try to answer the phone when you call; however, sometimes, we are unable to answer the phone as we are all on the other lines or we have customers in the store. If you get the voice mail, please leave your name, number, brief message and a best time to call. We will return your call as soon as we can.
If you don't want to call, just send us an email. We usually answer our emails daily. Please remember, we are a resource and we are here to serve you.
WINE OF THE MONTH
In keeping with the featured article this month, we are featuring some "fast drinking" wines. These wines do not require very long to age, at all. In fact, I have enjoyed all of these within 2 weeks of bottling. As with all wine, they will improve with age, but if you are impatient (as a lot of new wine makers are!), then one of these kits will quench your thirst.
Part Number |
Image |
Description |
Brand |
Comments |
Regular Price |
Current Price |
Order |
| 3174 |
 |
Riesling
Light, refreshing & well balanced. Smooth & easy to drink. |
Vintners Reserve |
Wine of the Month |
$45.99 |
$39.99 |
Order |
| 3198 |
 |
Bergamais (Beaujolais)
Light-bodied, fruity nouveau style wine. |
Vintners Reserve |
Wine of the Month |
$56.99 |
$49.99 |
Order |
| 3257 |
 |
Domaine Des Brumes
Robust, fruity, deeply colored red wine that can be enjoyed young. |
Winexpert Selection Premium |
Wine of the Month |
$82.99 |
$72.99 |
Order |
FORUM
When you have a question or just want to learn more about wine making, don't forget our forum! We
have over 550 registered members, including some extremely knowledgeable
wine makers with loads of valuable information and willing to assist you in your wine making needs. Responses to most posts are made within minutes. We are also known to have an occassional contest available to forum member only with valuable gifts, savings and coupons!
Whether you are an expert or a novice, it
is an excellent place to ask questions, exchange ideas and meet
other home wine makers. If you haven't logged into the forum, try it sometime. I think you will find it most informative and enjoyable, as well as, a great place to meet fellow wine makers.
We had several Christmas contests this month in the forum and we gave away $200.00. To all of you that participated in our contests, "Thank You".
FEATURED
ARTICLE - SO YOU GOT A STARTER PACKAGE FOR CHRISTMAS!
For those of you that received a Wine Making Starter Package, we would like to welcome you to the wonderful world of home wine making and would like to offer some tips and suggestions to make your first batch fun, exciting and successful!
If you received one of our starter packages, you have all the necessary tools to make your first batch of wine a success. If you received our Basic package or a package from another store, you should consider adding the following pieces of equipment:
- Drill Mounted Stirrer
- Corker
- Auto-siphon
The first suggestion I can make is to read the instructions that came with your wine kit and follow them! I can not stress this enough. The wine kit manufacturers have made thousands of batches of their wine and they do know what is best for their kits. Whenever you get a new wine kit, read the instructions that come with the kit. It is always best to read the instructions that come with a wine kit as the kit manufacturers occasionally change the instructions,
The second thing you should know is that most wine kits are SIX gallons, not 5 or 6.5, but exactly SIX gallons. As a result, you need a 7.9 gallon bucket and a 6-gallon carboy. If you have not started your wine kit, please verify the sizes of your bucket and carboy.
Next, let's talk about temperature. Winexpert states that the optimum fermentation temperature for their wine kits is 73 degrees with a range of 65-80 degrees. The yeast go to sleep when the temperature gets too cold and die when it gets to hot. Consequently, the best plan is for a constant temperature around the 73 degree mark. This is for the ENTIRE fermentation period both in the bucket and in the carboy before stabilizing and fining. Once you have stabilized, you can age your wine at lower temperatures. My advice is to find a place in the home away from sunlight and vibration for your "Wine Making Area".
For your first racking (from the bucket to the carboy) don't be too concerned with the sediment. The more juice you transfer at this racking, results in less topping off in future stages. The sediment will fall out later and is useful in clarifying your wine.
The next item of information concerns the number one issue with wine made from a wine kit, carbon dioxide (CO2). The yeasts convert the sugar to alcohol and CO2. You want the alcohol, but not the CO2, unless you are making a sparkling wine. If you let the carboy sit for several months, gravity will remove the CO2 from the wine, but you are in a hurry to bottle, right? To remove the CO2, you need to stir the wine "vigorously". This is where a drill mounted stirrer comes in handy. If you stir with a spoon, you will need to stir the wine 3 times for at least 2 minutes each. Trust me, this can be very tiring! With the drill mounted stirrer, you allow electricity to do the hard work. It should be noted that you can not over stir your wine at this point; therefore, when in doubt, stir some more!
The last piece of advice I can give to new wine makers is "have patience". A lot of the wines will taste good after only 3 months in the bottle, but if you allow them to age for 6 months to 1 year, you will be rewarded with some outstanding wines.
As always, if you have any questions, please give us a call, send us an email or post a questions on the forum. We want to do everything we can to make sure every batch of wine you make is a success!
I hope you find this article helpful and if you have any comments
and/or suggestions, please send them to geocorn@finevinewines.com.
Remember, a $100 gift certificate is always available to anyone who sends me a featured article that I use in a newsletter.
TOY
OF THE MONTH
Whether you have been making wine for some time or just getting started, cleaning and sanitizing your wine bottles is a necessity. To make this part of your hobby easier, we have put some toys on sale that make this task simpler and quicker. The bottle washer is placed on your faucet using the adapter and allows you to shoot hot water right into the bottle. The bottle rinser squirts the sanitizer into the bottle so you don't have to funnel it from bottle to bottle. The bottle draining tree allows the bottles to drain after you clean or sanitize them.
We have also put our wine bottle brush and carboy brush on sale this month.
Part Number |
Image |
Description |
Regular Price |
Current Price |
Order |
| 4780 |
 |
Carboy Brush
Keep your carboy clean |
$4.99 |
$4.49 |
Order |
| 4776 |
 |
Wine Bottle Brush
Cleans wine bottles |
$2.99 |
$2.49 |
Order |
| 4804 |
 |
Bottle Washer Adapter Fits Kitchen Tap
|
$2.99 |
$2.49 |
Order |
| 4810 |
 |
Economy 45 Bottle Drainer Tree
Compact, 18" tall |
$15.49 |
$13.99 |
Order |
| 4812 |
 |
Bottle Drainer Tree - Holds 45 bottles
|
$21.99 |
$20.49 |
Order |
| 4818 |
 |
Bottle Rinser Vinator
|
$14.99 |
$13.49 |
Order |
| 4796 |
 |
Single Blast Bottle Washer
Great for rinsing bottles & siphon hose. Press down to rinse, lift to stop. Easy on plumbing. Hot or cold water. |
$10.99 |
$9.99 |
Order |
| 4814 |
|
Bottle Drainer Tree - Holds 90 bottles
|
$31.99 |
$29.99 |
Order |
NEW PRODUCTS
We have received and sold out of our first shipment of Mosti Mondiale wine kits, but we have 2 more pallets on the way. These kits have been hugely popular. We aren't carrying the full line yet, but you can see the ones we are trying to stock by following the links below:
Mosti Mondiale - La Bodega
Mosti Mondiale - Renaissance
Mosti Mondiale - All Juice
Mosti Mondiale - Domaine Tradition
To see all of the wine kits produced by
Mosti Mondiale, click on the link below. If you see one you want that we are not carrying, please let me know and I will gladly add it to our next order.
Mosti Mondiale
To find out more about these products and all of our new products as they become available, please check out our New Products Page whenever you visit the web site.
If you are looking for a product that I do not carry, my primary distributor is LD
Carlson and you can see their complete product list at their public catalog. If
you find anything you would like me to add, please let me know.
CUSTOMER REFERAL PROGRAM
In case you missed it, we have a customer referral program that provides additional discounts to registered users. We will give you a coupon worth 10% of the first order placed by any person that you refer to our web site. The stipulations are as follows:
- You must be a registered user of finevinewines.com,
- The person placing the order must register and provide your name in the appropriate field on the registration screen, and
- The discount is only good for future orders with finevinewines.com and is not redeemable for cash.
We try to watch for all referrals as new customers register; however, we have missed issuing some referral credits mainly due to missing or incorrect referral information. If you think we missed a referral, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your referrals and want to make sure you are properly rewarded.
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION PROGRAM - FVW GROWERS CLUB
Please check out our FVW Growers Club. You can get all of the details on our web site, but the bottom line is we want to buy your loyalty! Once you spend $500 with us, you get a 5% discount on everything you buy from us. Find out more on the web site.
MULTI-KIT DISCOUNT
Order two or more kits and get 5% off all ingredients kits included on the same order. This includes Island Mists, Vintner's Reserve, Selection, Vinoka, Baron's and Brewer's Best.
CUSTOMER
FEEDBACK
We appreciate all of your comments, whether
good or bad. To demonstrate our commitment to outstanding customer
service, I have created a web page with your feedback. As we
receive emails that comment about our service, I will post them
on this
page.
NEWSLETTER SPECIALS
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