Many Canadians enjoy a glass of wine. Some savour a glass with their meal in the evening. Others might just kick back after a hard day with a delicious glass of their favourite red, white or rose. Wine is a very social drink; often the subject of discussion between friends on preferences and tastes. Wine trends change from season to season. It’s become part of our lifestyle – recent figures indicate that wine consumption in this country is on the rise.
Consider, then, how nice it would be to make your own. Bottle it, label it, store it and share it with friends and family. You can enjoy a personal ‘cave’ stocked with your preferred vintage to enjoy as you wish, at a fraction of the cost you’d pay for store bought.
Planning a summer wedding? Have you checked out the cost of the wine for the event? Do you know how much you’ll save making your own? Apart from the cost savings, you’ll also have the opportunity to personalize the labels, co-ordinate them with your chosen colour scheme, or even include a special message for your guests.
If you are planning a wedding, now would be the time to begin the wine-making process. It’s easily done. Let Grand Wines in Fergus tell you how.
They’ve been in business for twelve years, so their knowledge is of vintage quality. They’ll offer you the best wine making experience in the area and a remarkable choice of quality wines.
Right now, the big seller is the Eclipse brand of wines. This is a superb range of Californian red wines, fermented on grape skins rather than just the juice. Customers can choose their preference, from Cabernets to Merlots. The quality and popularity of the wine is made more obvious by the amount of customers who return time and again to make another batch.
So how does it all work?
Don’t be intimidated, and don’t think it’s going to be a lot of work. Wine making is easy and tremendous fun. You’ll start the process under the guidance of the folks at Grand wines, then just walk away. They’ll look after your wine for you while its fermenting. They’ll let you know when it’s ready. You go back, bottle it, label it and voila!
You’re not restricted by choice either. Grand Wines offers a huge selection of wines from all over the world. Red, white, dry, sweet, late harvest – it’s up to you. French, Italian, South American, Australian – you decide. They also have monthly sales on different brands, so be sure to keep up with the special offers.
And as to the quality? There’s no compromise at all. You can choose whether you want to make a regular table wine or a vintage that merits some ‘cave’ time. In fact, why not consider doing both? With prices this good, you can likely afford to. That way, you can enjoy a nice glass of vin-de-table with your dinner each evening, and pull out the special stuff for entertaining.
The yield can vary, but generally speaking you can expect around 23 litres of wine from each batch. The length of time from preparing to bottling can also vary, depending on the grape you choose.
If you enjoy the wine coolers, or flavoured wines, Grand Wines has them too!
Grand Wines doesn’t offer a beer making service as such, but they do have a small sideline that’s worth mentioning – your own one litre bottle of beer from a mini-kit, brewed at home in just one week. These are so popular with the customers. They’re so much fun, and make a great gift for the beer lover in your family.
You really need to check out the benefits of making your own wine. There are so many. Cost has to be one of the big motivators, but Grand Wines really wants their wine-loving customers to enjoy the experience and get pleasure from making a wine to suit their tastes.
Consider making a batch with your friends – what fun that would be!
Grand Wines are located at: 920 St. David Street N, Fergus. Tel: 519-843-4345
