Solomon Grundy Gold - Chablis Blush style

[shirlthegirl43]

Bought a kit to make this today as I wanted a quick pink for over the holiday period. Anyone made this kit and got any tips please?

[Duffbeer]

I have Shirl, it is a very pleasant rose, the only tip I can give is regarding adding sugar at the end to sweeten, I found the kit reccommended amount (4oz I think) was too much for me, it might pay to add 1/2 the amount and increase to your taste.

[shirlthegirl43]

Thanks for that, I have never added sugar to anything I have made as I like my wine dry. Will deffo check the taste before adding any sugar at all. I suppose I could sweeten the odd bottle for those that like it less dry after all

[shirlthegirl43]

Update to this thread. Wine finished on Christmas day Had a little taste and so did hubby (a couple glasses for him which was a good sign).

Two months on (I am learning to let some 'age') it is a very nice wine which I will definately make again. I am not an expert and confess to being happy with a 'drinkable' brew. Would love to be able to share a glass of this with someone who knows what they are on about to see if it is as nice as I think.

[lockwood1956]

Happy for you to send me some, and i will share it with Karl and Richard, but these gold kits make perfectly quaffable wine....

[papasplow]

i made solomon grundy itwas v nice not as good as californian tho

[Darren]

Just opened a Chablis blush soloman grundy gold 7 day kit bottle tonight i am pleasently suprised it is a very nice drink i put about two thirds of the reccomended sugar in to backsweeten.The wine is not a light rose. I did a raspberry chocolate port kit last year and i think this has the taste and smell of what i would say is the base for the port kit. a very nice rose but not a light one

[hawkeyetim]

Just bottled my Chablis Blush today well actually bottled it twice after forgetting to backsweeten ive eventually added 3/4 of the suggested amount of sugar and am very impressed with the flavor. Roll on barbecue season.