We visited the much recommended Wine and Stein this week owned by 'Crazy Mike' - it was an experience to say the least - went in there thinking this will take 20 mins or so....3 hours later we emerged blinking into the sunlight having experienced the Dooby Brothers soundtrack, some really cracking cheese (at last!), orange chocolate port, Chicago (the band not the hit stageshow as we first thought) in HD TV, some home brew red wine (barolo I think) and white wine coolers.....we also left 29 and a half botttles of Gruner Veltzer (or Gru-Vee as those in the know call it...apparently!) on the go which should be ready by early November.
The deal is that in order to get it classed as 'home brew' and therefore legal, you have to sprinkle the yeast on and bottle the wine yourselves...all the boring stuff (temperature control, sterilising the equipment etc) is done by Michael (colleague of C.M's who is pretty much locked in the basement full time!) and you just decant when ready.
The wine kit is $150 (£75), you pay $35 (£17) for them to take care of your little barrel and we bought the bottles, corks, labels for £12 - so I think it works out at about £3 a bottle.....the sauvigon (next on the list) is even cheaper at sub £2 bottle....oh dear...!
Will post the results of the first bottles of Chateau Reed in Nov...
cheers!
C&S x
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