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Newsletter published by
Fine Vine Wines, LLC
"The Wine Maker's Toy Store™"
1300 N. Interstate 35-E, Suite 106
Carrollton, Texas 75006
March 2008
Volume 6, Issue 3
866-417-1114 (Long Distance)
972-323-7921 (Local)
972-323-7955 (Fax)
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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 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 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.
Don't forget we like you to CALL!
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 through Saturday. We always try to answer the phone when you call; however, sometimes, we are unable to answer the phone as we are 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 just 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. |
BOTTLE AGING VERSUS BULK AGING
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Last month I presented this table, but failed to indicate how to intepret the numbers in the aging columns. The numbers refer to months. I apologize for the omission.
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Bulk Aging |
Bottle Aging |
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Size of kit in liters |
White |
Red |
White |
Red |
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7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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10 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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15 to 16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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18 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
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23 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
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| Wine of the Month
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This month we have all of our Vinifera Noble wine kits on special for 10% off. For those of you in the FVW Grower's Club, you will still get your 5 or 10% off on top of this discount. As a result you could get one of these wine kits for almost 20% off. In addition, everyone that orders a Vinifera Noble wine kit during the month of April, 2008 will be entered into our drawing for a free 6 Bottle Wine Cooler, as pictured above.
Mosti Mondiale's 10L Vinifera Noble is a unity between fresh musts and concentrate to preserve the properties of each varietal and enhance their natural characteristics. Wines produced with Mosti Mondiale's 10L Vinifera Noble are characteristically warm, round, powerful, robust, and at the same time, subtle.
Vinifera Noble will yield a wine that can be consumed young yet has a capacity to age and be savored at the desired moment (yields approximately 28 bottles). Choose from more than 25 varietals that will produce wines with unparalleled body, bouquet and color. From Barolo to Zinfandel, Blanc des Chateaux to Zinfandel Blush, Mosti Mondiale's 10L Vinifera Noble with pure varietal musts is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
If you have not tried one of these exceptional 10 liter wine kits, now is the time. We started carrying these kits in November and the feedback has been outstanding and the great thing is they are ready to drink in 3-4 months. If you want something to tide you over while your more expensive wines age, this is the wine kit for you.
Make a 10L Vinifera Noble today to make wines of distinction and greatness! Click on the link below to see all of the wines available in this outstanding line:
Vinifera Noble
Remember with all of our "Wines of the Month", we try to anticipate demand, but may not be 100% successful. If we run out of a special, we will advise you of such and an expected ship date. |
| CHILEAN FRESH JUICE
Only 14 Days Left to order!
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These juices are now available for pre-order through April 14, 2008. Since these juices are perishable, your credit card will be charged when you place the order and no refunds will be given after April 14, 2008, except on damaged shipments. Please also note that we do not have the facilities to store this juice for any length of time. As soon as they come in, we will start shipping and will not be in a position to hold any orders. I wish I could hold these juices, but I just can't at the present.
We have scheduled the delivery for May 5th and will be ready to start shipping immediately. Obviously, we will concentrate our first shipments to those customers farthest away. These kits are not shelf stable like the other kits and are shipped to us frozen at -10� fahrenhiet. Once the buckets are removed from the truck, they will begin to thaw. Under normal circumstances, it will take 5 days for the juice to reach the desired fermentation temperature of 72� fahrenheit. Since we do not have the facilities to store these juices at the proper temperature, we will start shipping them on the day they arrive. In addition, if you are going to pick them up, you must do so within 5 days of arrival. If there is a change in this scheduled, we will notify you immediately.
These juices will produce some of the best wine you have ever made, so order now to reserve your Chilean Fresh Juice. Click on the following link to order:
As always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to give us a call. |
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BREW HOUSE BEER KITS?
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Wanting to dabble in beer, but aren't ready to try the boil kits? Here is your answer and for $5.00 off during the month of April, 2008.
The RJS BrewHouse kits now carried by FVW are made using a true all grain process and no adjuncts or additives, sugars or malt extract used. The kit contains 15 liters of wort that is made with less water during processing and has a SG of 1.070-1.080. The sweet wort is not concentrated after it has been boiled with the correct amount of hops added. With no vacuum concentration the product is free from browning which is called 'The Maillard Process'. In addition to the wort, the kits include dry beer yeast, potassium bicarbonate, and corn sugar for priming.
The wort is adjusted by RJ Spagnols to a lower pH with food grade phosphoric acid for stability during it's ~9 month shelf life. The wort included in the kit is adjusted with potassium bicarbonate and water by the user to bring the pH and specific gravity back into the proper range before fermentation. The phosphoric acid used is the same food acid that makes Coca-Cola™ and other soft drinks tangy. Before adjusting, the wort has a higher pH than Coke and roughly half the acidity of orange juice. Potassium bicarbonate is nothing more than baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) without the sodium.
The RJ Spagnols BrewHouse kits do make up to 6 gallons/23 liters of beer which is different than most other beer kits including the Brewer's Best Kits which only make 5 gals/19L. Therefore it is important to use a 7.9 gal primary bucket and not the typical 6.5 gal primary and of course you need a 6 gal carboy.
RJS provides tested recipes and other techniques on it's website on how to modify the kits into a beer that is truly special or more suited to your personal taste. You have many options when using this product and this time the manufacturer actually encourages you to experiment with their product. This product can be modified by adding less water which will increase the starting SG and produce a beer with higher alcohol content. Using liquid yeast (not included in the kit) that matches the style of beer will improve the quality of the finished beer. One experienced beer brewer on the forum told us "the Mexican Cerveza brewed using Wyeast 2112 California Lager liquid yeast makes a beer so close to Corona you'll be amazed!"
This high quality product will make a great beer with little effort when following the standard instructions and using the ingredients included in the kit. It also allows you to take your beer to a new level or customized to your liking by adding additional ingredients and/or modifying the process.
The really great thing about this product is that if you are already making wine kits, all you need is a capper, beer bottles and caps. All of the rest of your wine making equipment can be used to make this outstanding beer.
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| CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY PORT
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We just recieved 30 more of these outstanding wine kits. These wines were offered last fall as a limited release and were a huge success as you can see from the comments on our forum:
We are selling them at $99.99 on a first come, first served basis and when they are gone, there will not be any more until Winexpert decides to make a new batch. This wine take the "desert wine" to a new level, so get yours while they are still available.
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| WINEXPERT PROMO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To promote the new Island Mist wine kit, the White Cranberry Pinot Gris (HAR005), Winexpert is providing these Island Mist Cooler Chairs. To get yours for FREE, all you have to do is purchase any 2 Winexpert wine kits during the month of April on a single order.
These are lightweight, compact and come with a shoulder strap. Great for picnics, ball games and taking with you to the beach and all you have to do to get yours is purchase any 2 Winexpert Wine Kits.
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| DFW AREA HOME WINE MAKING CLUB
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The next meeting will be on April 12, 2008 at 5:30 pm. We will be sending an email to those that have signed up for it. If you would like to be added to this mailing, please let me know by sending me your email address. Hope to see you there. |
| Toy of the Month
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For wine makers interested in trying one of the beer kits, you should have all of the equipment you need, except a capper, so that is this month's toy of the month. All of our cappers are marked down at least 10% for the entire month of April.
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Part Number |
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Description |
Regular Price |
Current Price |
Order |
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Bottle Capper Caps soda and beer bottles Red Head
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$15.99 |
$13.99 |
Order |
| 4270 |
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Bottle Caps Plain gold One gross (one bag of 144 bottle caps)
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$3.49 |
$2.99 |
Order |
| 4000 |
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Super Agata Bench Capper
Self adjusting deluxe model. |
$44.99 |
$39.99 |
Order |
| 4014 |
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Bottle Capper Black Beauty
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$14.99 |
$13.49 |
Order |
| 6140 |
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Colonna Bench Capper
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$36.99 |
$32.99 |
Order |
| 6170 |
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Colonna Corker/Capper
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$59.99 |
$53.99 |
Order |
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| NEW PRODUCTS
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In addition to the Brew House Beer kits, we will also be adding some new wines from Winexpert and RJ Spagnols. All of the wines with part numbers are listed on the web site and should be in next week. The others we expect some time in April.
Winexpert
- Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir, 3111
- Yakima Valley Pinot Gris, 3104
- Crushendo Estate Series Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon
- Estate Series German Mosel Valley Gewurztraminer
- Island Mist White Cranberry Pinot Gris, HAR005
RJ Spagnols
- Pink Grapefruit White Shiraz, 14875
- Pomegranate Wildberry Zinfandel, 14874
- Sangria with Seville Orange, 14876
For those of you that like to use 100% natural corks, we are now carrying them in 30 (10001A) and 100 count bags (10001B).
To see all of these products and to learn of new products before the next newsletter, visit our New Products Page whenever you visit the web site.
If you are looking for a product that I do not carry, my distributors are LD Carlson and Crosby & Baker, Ltd. You can see their complete product list at their public catalogs. If you find anything you would like me to add, please let me know. | |
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When you have a question or just want to learn more about wine making, don't forget our forum! We are quickly approaching 1,000 registered members with over 65,000 posts! We have some extremely knowledgeable wine makers with loads of valuable information willing to assist you in your wine making needs. Responses to most posts are made within minutes. We are also known to have an occasional 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.
DISCOUNTS
The most common discounts are listed below:
CUSTOMER REFERRAL PROGRAM
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 full 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.
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 at least 5% discount on everything you buy from us (10% on orders over $140.00). Find out more on the web site.
REGISTRATION DISCOUNT (FIRST TIME ORDERS)
To receive this 5% off, all you have to do is register with us and place an order for $50.00, or more (excluding shipping and taxes). If you first order is for more than $140.00, we will give you 10% off. When you register, you will also be given the opportunity to sign up for our monthly newsletter, which is the only recurring email we send. We will not blast you with email after email touting our current specials. We encourage you to register to make the ordering process easier on you.
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. |
| Contact Information
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George Cornelius - President
Mark Cornelius - Shipping Manager
Scott Irwin - Editor and Technical Creator
Joseph Schuitema - Resident Wine Maker phone: 1-866-417-1114
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