Fermenting your wine from fresh Australian grape concentrates is an excellent way to start.
Without the need to purchase labor intensive equipment, like grape crushers, destemmers and wine presses the initial cost outlay is very affordable.
Using concentrates also enables the home winemaker to access a greater variety of high quality grapes. The advanced methods of concentration used today do not alter the composition of the grape which gives consistently great results.

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We have two beginners kits, a 5 litre kit and a 15 litre kit, which include essential equipment to get started.

5 litre Wine Kit (to make 5 litres) ..........$59.95
Also available as a 5 litre PORT KIT

• 5 Litre glass demijohn fitted with rubber bung and airlock
• Swing clip to seal demijohn (good for maturing or storing Port)
• Syphon: including beverage hose, glass rod, rubber U bend and in line bottle filler
• Glass Hydrometer
• 250gm Sodium Metabisulphite Sterilising Powder
• Austro Vino Australian Grape concentrate to make 5 litres complete with SIHA German yeast, campden tablets and stabilising liquid

15 litre Wine Kit ( to make 15 litre of wine/20 bottles).....Regular price $186.00
OUR SPECIAL OFFER.... $176.00

• 15 litre food grade polyethelene fermenter complete with bung and airlock to fit
• Syphon outfit to fit: including glass rod, rubber sediment reducing U Bend, beverage hose and in line bottle filler.
• 250gm Sodium Metabisulphite sterilising powder
• 250gm Glass bottle washing detergent (to remove old labels and mould)
• Horse Hair bottle Brush
• Two Handle Italian Corking Tool
• 25 natural wine corks
• Glass Wine hydrometer
• Austro Vino 3 litres (1 x 1 litre and 1 x 2 litre) of pure grape concentrate with pure strain wine yeast to match to make 15 litres of wine (customers choice of grape variety)
• 50ml K40 Wine stabilising liquid
• packet of 30 campden tablets
• full instructions
  Special offer..... book: First Steps in Winemaking, By C.J. Berry included with this kit

Austro vino grape concentrates and fermenting instructions

First Steps in Winemaking, by C.J. Berry. An excellent introductory book.........$19.50

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Is it necessary to purchase any more equipment?

Like any hobby there are always OPTIONAL EXTRAS. These are luxury items. They are not necessary initially but do make home winemaking a really rewarding hobby:

The following items will give your winemaking that professional edge:

Glass demijohns: Glass is the preferred medium for storing wine. While polyethelene fermenters can be used for the fermentation process, glass is the preferred medium for storing the wine after fermentation. (during the clearing and maturing process)
Buon Vino Wine filter systems (Mini Jet or Super jet systems)
Buon Vino Bottle filling unit
Wine thief (plastic item for removing wine samples from demijohns or fermenters)
Capsulators (apply heat to shrink capsules around the bottle top/neck to give a professional finish) there are 3 sizes available.
Bottle Draining trees (holds 80 bottles) Bottle sterilising units/Rinsers
Glass or Plastic test jars (to float hydrometer in for accurate readings)
Books: we carry a large range of informative winemaking books to help you with your hobby. Suggested reading: First Steps in Winemaking, The encyclopedia of Home winemaking.