This past April, experienced judges evaluated a total of 646 wine kit entries as part of the overall 2019 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition featuring 2,305 total entries. This large collection of kit entries was sent into the competition from across North America. The 646 wine kit entries were entered into over 30 different categories and represented a broad selection of varietals and blends from all major kit manufacturers. Over the course…
During the day, I am a drywaller and I own my own business, but in my own time I have been making homemade wines for 20 years. I started out making Concord and Niagara wines, then later I started making fruit wines like strawberry/watermelon, cherry and plum. In 2004, a friend of mine, Brad Petrunak from Altoona, Pennsylvania, suggested that I try making honey wines. My first meads turned out really well…
