Australian Style Blend Merlot

A complete Australian-style Merlot kit designed to make 23 litres of a lighter, fruit-led rosé-style wine. The supplied description combines ripe plum and fruit notes with a crisper white-grape component and recommends serving the finished wine chilled.

What else you will need

The wine ingredients, yeast and stabiliser are included. Add water and use clean, sanitised wine-making equipment, a suitable fermenter, hydrometer and bottles.

How to make it

Add water to make 23 litres, add the included wine yeast and follow the kit schedule. The supplied method allows about six days for fermentation followed by the stabiliser and a further day, but confirm fermentation, clearing and stability before bottling.

Other red styles in this range

• Australian Style Blend Cabernet Sauvignon – a full-bodied, dark-ruby red.
• Australian Style Blend Shiraz – a full-bodied red with rich tannin.

Each kit makes 23 litres, but follow the ingredients and instructions supplied with the selected style.