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SUMMARY:Learn the Basics of Making Kit Wines
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve ever wanted to learn winemaking\, here’s your chance. John Lane from our Winemakers Group will be conducting a Kit Winemaking Class on Saturday\, June 28 at Ed Reyes’s home in Laguna Hills. This is a great beginner’s class. All OCWS members are welcome to attend. \nA wine kit contains most everything you need to make a batch of wine: grape concentrate\, additives\, oak\, basic equipment and instructions. It’s like following a recipe and having all the ingredients\, only you’ll make wine instead of a meal. A kit can produce two to three cases of wine\, ready to enjoy in about three months. It’s a fun and easy way to get started. You only need an area about the size of a large coat closet to make it happen. \nFor aspiring winemakers\, this class will teach you the basic skills you’ll need to make wine. Kits are a great springboard to making wine from grapes. Not sure if winemaking is for you? This class will give you an understanding of the winemaking process to better appreciate what it takes to produce a glass of wine. \nSince our first kit winemaking class more than 12 years ago\, over 200 OCWS members have taken part. Many of our new winemakers started from these introductory classes. Using kits\, many members have produced medal-winning wines at the OC Fair Home Wine Competition. \nIn this class you will learn: kit selection\, equipment needed\, space requirements\, step-by-step kit instructions\, monitoring your wine throughout the process\, racking/clarifying\, storage/aging and bottling. This is a “hands-on” class. John will take you through the process using two separate kits. You’ll start an Italian Verdicchio white wine in the first half of the class. In the second half\, you’ll finish and bottle an Italian Valpola\, a deep-colored red wine\, which you’ll get to take home. \nCost to attend is $32 and attendance is extremely limited. The class will last roughly four hours.  Coffee and breakfast muffins will be served before the class. We will have a lunch break around the halfway point. Lunch will be accompanied by wines from our Winemakers Group. \nDon’t miss this educational opportunity! Sign up now on the OCWS website to attend. Who knows\, maybe next year you’ll be entering your wines into the 50th annual OC Fair Home Wine Competition. \n—Ed Reyes\, ed@ocws.org
URL:https://ocws.org/events/learn-the-basics-of-making-kit-wines/
LOCATION:Ed Reyes Home – Laguna Hills
CATEGORIES:Homewine,Wine Education Seminars,Winemakers
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