Wine Sense is a cheap, easy way to make wine

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This article was published 01/05/2017 (3052 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Doesn’t it make sense to have someone make you your own wine, especially if you are a snowbird?

That is where Wine Sense on-site winemaking helps you out. 

It is quite the easy process — you just pick out a kit, which can range from $40 to $158 and which produce an average 30 bottles.  Wine Sense takes care of the rest, so all you do is come back from your winter getaway rested and tanned and then have fun bottling your delicious wine.

Because of federal regulations, Wine Sense cannot sprinkle the yeast (part of the wine-making process) but you can have a friend or family member pop in and spend a couple of minutes taking care of that task.

Wine Sense has a large variety of wines ranging from red, white and sparkling to Malbec, Shiraz, Chardonnay and more. The more expensive kits, such as Eclipse, take longer to hit their peak as compared to less expensive wines such as Chai Maison.

Overall, wine making takes only a few minutes of preparation, depending on the wine you choose and it will be 4-6 weeks until you can bottle your wine, which takes 20 to 30 minutes, and the best part is you go home with approximately 28-30 bottles per batch, which makes it extremely cost effective.

Basic wine-making kits cost $49.99, intermediate $54.99 and deluxe $59.99.  You can save more than 50 per cent off the price of commercial wine!

If this concept appeals to you, Wine Sense has five locations in Winnipeg. The one in St. James is located at 2609 Portage Ave.

Find out more at mywinesense.com

What’s left to say but … cheers!

Virginia Sperl is a community correspondent for Silver Heights.