Musca Wine Pressing and Supplies Limited: "From The Vine" Kits

Welcome to Home Winemaking made easy The Musca Wine Way! By following our step by step instructions that are included with the Wine Kit, we will assist you in learning how easy it is to make your very own High Quality Fine Wines in the comfort of your own home. For optimal results, please always remember to read the instructions that come with the kit very carefully before you start. If you require any assistance, we recommend you contact Head Office. Cheers!

Red Varietals Concentrates Barolo Style - Is slightly fruity, with masses of tannin and body. Barolo remains a serious, solid mouthful of wine. This variety will be a full bodied, dry wine, that with some age will develop a nice smooth finish.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings: Rack of Lamb, Roast Pork, Steak, Beef Stew, Pasta, Mature and Strong Cheeses, Venison, & Meat Stew.

Cabernet Sauvignon - This variety usually has a distinctive fruity taste and aroma. These wines produce a full bodied, dry table wine. It can be quite astringent in its youth, but with some aging it can achieve a velvety richness. Cabernet Sauvignon can be blended with Merlot to speed up the aging process. This variety responds well to oak aging and has managed to become the great all-purpose, omnipresent red wine of the World.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this grape variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings - Red Meats, Pastas, Chicken, Roast Lamb & Beef, Roasted Goose, Wild Duck, Assortment of Cheeses.

Cabernet Shiraz - This special varietal has recently gained a great popularity. Its bouquet and flavour offer a delightful blen of field berries, currants adn plum notes. This vibrant, full bodied, deep red wine is ideal for aging and performs well with grape skins.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.

Cabernet / Merlot Blend - A wine that combines the aggressive style of Cabernet Sauvignon with the finesse of soft Merlot has become the Wine Maker's favourite. Multi-dimensional berry flavours are evident in the bouquet. The addition of the Merlot allows the wine to finish soft and rich.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this varietal quite nicely
Traditional Food Pairings - Light summer foods, as well as your hearty winter favourites. Fresh cheeses, European style meats and dark Belgian chocolate.

California Red - Is made from a number of different grape varietals including Gamay, Petite Syrah, Pinot Noir, Carignane, and Zinfandel. California Red wines are considered to be full bodied, dry red dinner wines with great pronounced flavour, body, and bouquet, not to mention their deep red colour.

Chateau De La Reine - Is considered the most famous wine world wide. Thirteen different grape varieties are allowed altogether, of which only seven are used at one time. Some of these Grape Varieties consist of Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Petite Syrah, etc... This variety is a rich scented wine that is flavourful and tannic in its youth.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings - Pepper Steak, Grilled Lamb, Roast Beef.

Chianti Style - These wines are made from a mixture of grape varietals, mainly "Sangiovese", but Merlot, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a little Malvasia are used. Chianti wines are known for their fresh fruity flavour, with a lively acidity. Chianti wines, when they are of Riserva quality ( aged for 1-3 years ) have more body and backbone. These are wines that develop with bottle age all kinds of subtle flavours, even to the extend of resembling old Burgundies or old Claret wines.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings - Grilled Peppers, Pasta with Clams, Lasagna, Veal.

Gamay - This variety is considered to be a distinctive, fruity, dry, table wine. Gamay is the varietal used in the production of "Beaujolais Nouveau" Style of wines, which in turn can be consumed as a young wine.
Traditional Food Pairings - Grilled Chicken, Light Meats, Pizza, Pasta, Ham, Eggs, Omelets, Rice Dishes, & Cheese Dishes.

Jermillon - Is a blend of Merlot with other grape varietals that gives the wines that richness that you may not find in other wines.

Lambrusco - Is one of our European Varietals, which is positively a medium dry red wine. It has a distinctive cherry like flavour and aroma. Lambrusco wines can be sweet or dry.
Optional - Wine Conditioner may be added in order to achieve a medium dry - sweet wine. ( 1 - 2 oz per gallon )
Traditional Food Pairings - Appetizers.

Merlot - This variety vinted alone has a Cabernet-like flavour and aroma, with moderate tannin, and acidity. Merlot has a deep Ruby colour and matures relatively early, compared to a Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot can also be blended with Cabernet Sauvignon in order to soften the wines and shorten the wines aging requirement.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings - Roasted Lamb with Rosemary, Beef Stew, Pheasant in Cream Sauce, Rabbit.

Petite Syrah - Can be used as a blending grape, but can also be used for varietal wines. Petite Syrah will be a dry red wine, with great depth and strength, and with some complexity.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings

Pinot Noir - Possess a wonderful fruity quality when young. Often like a melange of red berries, i.e.; strawberry, raspberry. It has relatively high alcohol, with moderate Tannin and Acidity.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Parings - Salmon, Duck, Vegetable Casseroles, Cheese Dishes.

Premium Red - Blended as a wine of the region Premium Red shows medium-dark in the glass, nuances of raspberry in the nose and soft tannins on the palate. It finishes nicely with subtle fruit flavours.
Traditional Food Pairings - Enjoy it as your red bistro wine with a variety of foods and cheese.

Ruby Cabernet - Is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane. Resulting in a wine with a brilliant deep Ruby Colour and attractive fruity aroma. Used to produce a quality dry, red table wine, with a Cabernet like aroma.

Shiraz - This superb varietal is gaining great popularity, being prized for its intense berry flavour and bouquet. This fine sipping wine will delight you with subtle ripe cherry, blueberry and plum notes which are at their peak while young.
Optional: Oak Aging will compliment this varietal quite nicely
Traditional Food Pairings: This is truly a dining wine, uniquely complimenting your finest meats and main dishes.

Valpolicella - This variety may range from a light, cherish red with great appeal for drinking as a young wine or can be allowed to age for a fuller wine of considerable bitter-sweet complexity.
Traditional Food Pairings: Pasta with meatballs.

Zinfandel - Has a distinctive fruity, raspberry-like flavour and aroma. This variety is also used in the production of Standard red table wines, or in blends. It is a medium to full bodied, dry red wine, with a substantial amount of tannin.
Traditional Food Pairings - Beef, Melon, Fruit Salad, Cheese, Spicy Natchos.

FOR GRAPE SKINS ADD $20.00
FOR WINE ON PREMISE, PRICES START AT $54.95 PER BATCH + TAXES $59.25
THE ABOVE 4 WEEK KITS MAKES 28 - 750 ML BOTTLES OF WINE, CORKS INCLUDED.
Make your very own Award Winning Wines! Improve the aroma, bouquet, and tannins in your wines by adding some Grape Skins or American Toasted Oak Chips!
PLEASE NOTE: Some concentrates listed above may come with Oak Chips. Oak chips can also enhance the tannins in some red wines as well. For an additional fee, you can Ferment your wines, or Age your wines with French Toasted Oak.

Red Varietals Concentrates Blanc De Blancs - Is considered to be a dry, white wine made from one or more white grape varietals.

Blush Chardonnay - Is a rose wine made from the Chardonnay grape, of which some red juice is added. Makes a dry table wine.
Optional - Wine conditioner may be added to sweeten up your wine.

California White - Is made from a selection of grape varietals. California White is a remarkable wine, with it's succulent richness of honey and hazelnut, melted butter, and sprinkled spice, yet totally dry. This wine has for generations been thought of, as the World's leading dry white wine.

Chenin Blanc - Is used to produce quality white table wines, usually under its varietal name " Chenin Blanc ". Chenin Blanc is refreshingly crisp and dry. This variety can also be used in sparkling wine production, in blending with premium white table wines, and for sweet table wines that are usually fruity in character.
Traditional Food Pairings - Veal, Pasta with cheese, & Pasta Salad.

Devant Les Mers - This varietal resembles a Bordeaux Style of white wine. It is delicately mellow, dry, crisp aromatic and soft to the palate. It is best consumed young, but can be enjoyed anytime.
Traditional Food Pairings - Pheasant, and suitable for lighter meals.

French Colombard - Produces a well balanced, fruity wine, commonly used for blending and occasionally as a varietal, producing quality dry, white table wines.

Fume Blanc - Is considered to be a very dry, white wine, with a hint of oak. This variety is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grape varietals.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings - selection of cheese, Emmentaler, Brie, Edam, Gouda, Grilled chicken and fish.

Gewurztraminer - Is German for "spicy grape from Tramin". This is a wonderfully exotic varietal. Produces a distinctive, fruity, dry, flavourful and aromatic, white table wine, which has a spicy richness. This variety has a full bodied Muscat like aroma. The wine has a delightful balance.
Optional - Wine conditioner may be added to sweeten up your wine.
Traditional Food Pairings - Fruit Salads, Chinese Food, Thai, Mexican Food, Poultry, Fish, and Veal in Rich Sauces.

Liebraumilch - Will consist of six or more different grape varietals, i.e.; Riesling, Gewurztraminer, etc.. Well balanced and well-suited to drinking on its own without food. Final results, a wine that has a dry, soft and fruity finish.
Optional - Wine conditioner may be added to sweeten up your wine.

Moselle - A German style of wine which is known to be spicy, fruity and dry. It is a light in body with a cool, clean flavour. Can be consumed young. Considered to be a conversational type wine, that does not necessarily have to be accompanied by food.
Traditional Food Pairings - A lunch time wine, suitable for light foods and conversation.

Piesporter - A succulent full-bodied wine, with a touch of spice, and fragrant aroma. A classic dry wine, with a pleasant softness. Can be consumed young.
Traditional Food Pairings - Best enjoyed with light foods and summertime sipping.

Pinot Blanc - Is a popular varietal grown in Northern Italy, which produces a clear, appley, dry, white wine. Aging this white wine variety can result in a delicious wine with a honeyed fullness.
Traditional Food Pairings - Pates, Shrimp, Shell Fish, & Goat Cheeses.

Pinot Chardonnay - Is actually quite a regal grape, producing the greatest dry white wines of the World. Chardonnay wines are very compatible with oak, most chardonnay wines receive some oak treatment, either during or after fermentation. Chardonnay has fruity aromas and flavours, ranging from Apple to Tropical Fruits. It can be fairly rich, ranging from being a medium-bodied to full-bodied dry white wine.
Optional - Oak Aging will compliment this variety quite nicely.
Traditional Food Pairings - Poultry, Fish, and Veal in Rich Sauces.

Pinot Gris - This variety produces a dry, rich, white wine that will often mature wonderfully. In Italy this grape varietal produces some of the most popular dry white wines and sparkling wines. It is generally a rather light, white wine, slightly fruity, with good acidity.
Traditional Food Pairings - Mussels, Light Fish, Pasta, Chicken Salad, Mild Cheeses, and Vegetables.

Premium White - A crisp and delicate, French wine, made in the Bordeaux style. It is a dry white wine with a smooth delicate fruity bouquet and soft, light flavour.
Traditional Food Pairings - A perfect compliment to shellfish of any kind.

Riesling - Is a dry, slightly fruity, light bodied white dinner wine. It is pale golden in colour. Primarily used to produce quality white table wines under the varietal label, but may be used for blending.
Optional - Wine conditioner may be added to sweeten up your wine.
Traditional Food Pairings - Pork.

Sauvignon Blanc - Is a crisp dry white wine with a distinctive character. Sauvignon Blanc wines are light-bodied to medium-bodied, and are usually dry. It can also be used for blending with other grape varietals, such as Semillon.
Traditional Food Pairings - Smelts, Swordfish, & Pasta with Seafood.

Verdicchio - This white varietal produces a full-bodied, crisp, dry white wine, with good aromas and great bouquet. Best enjoyed young and fresh.
Traditional Food Pairings - Pasta in a seafood sauce, Veal

Vintage White - Is a dry - medium dry dinner wine. Vintage White has a slightly fruity flavour, and a delicate pale colour. It is full bodied, and made from a number of white grape varieties, including Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Semillon. Vintage White develops more complex flavours with some bottle aging.
Traditional Food Pairings - Veal, Pasta with cheese, & Pasta Salad

White Zinfandel - The Zinfandel grape varietal is above all versatile. It makes all different types of wines. White Zinfandel being one of those varietals. It has a distinctive fruity, raspberry-like flavour and aroma. A full bodied pink, dry wine made from the red grape "Zinfandel", but given minimal skin contact.
Optional - Wine conditioner may be added to sweeten up your wine.
Traditional Food Pairings - Hot Dogs

FOR GRAPE SKINS ADD $20.00
FOR WINE ON PREMISE, PRICES START AT at $54.95 PER BATCH + TAXES = $59.25
MAKES 28 - 750 ML BOTTLES OF WINE, CORKS INCLUDED
PLEASE NOTE: Some Concentrates may come with Oak Chips. Oak chips can also enhance the tannins in some White Wines as well. For and additional fee, you can Ferment your wines, or Age your wines with French Toasted Oak.
Our commitment is to bring you the best quality Concentrate, at an affordable price.

Thank you for choosing Musca Wine Ltd., as your home winemaking alternative. We hope that you will enjoy all these Award Winning Concentrate Varietals with Family and Friends.

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