Wine Making Kits

The gear we’d put together for anyone making their first white. Everything here is something we sell on its own and use ourselves, bundled so you’re not standing in the aisle wondering what you’ve forgotten.

A 20 L batch fills around 24 to 26 standard 750 ml bottles once the wine is racked off its sediment. That’s enough to learn the process without committing a whole garage to it.

Not included

• Grapes or juice
• Wine bottles. See our wine bottles.
• A crusher and press, if you’re starting from whole grapes.

How it works

1. Clean and sanitise the demijohn, airlock and syphon with a metabisulphite solution.
2. Fill and pitch. For white wine, the grapes are crushed and pressed first, so only the juice goes into the demijohn. Add the nutrient and yeast following the directions on each pack. Take a hydrometer reading before fermentation starts.
3. Ferment with the airlock fitted. Keep the demijohn somewhere cool with a steady temperature.
4. Check it’s finished. When the hydrometer reading stops changing over a few days, fermentation is done.
5. Rack the wine off the sediment with the syphon, and let it clear. Don’t rush this. Wine bottled too early tastes thin.
6. Bottle and cork. Fill your bottles, drive the corks home with the hand corker, and give it time.

New to it? Read our step-by-step wine making guide, or pop into Laverton North or Epping and we’ll walk you through it.

The gear we’d put together for anyone making their first red. Everything here is something we sell on its own and use ourselves, bundled so you’re not standing in the aisle wondering what you’ve forgotten.

A 20 L batch fills around 24 to 26 standard 750 ml bottles once the wine is racked off its sediment. That’s enough to learn the process without committing a whole garage to it.

Not included

• Grapes or juice
• Wine bottles. See our wine bottles.
• A bucket or vat, if you’re crushing whole grapes

How it works

1. Clean and sanitise the demijohn, airlock and syphon with a metabisulphite solution.
2. Fill and pitch. Add your juice or crushed grapes, plus nutrient and yeast following the directions on each pack. Take a hydrometer reading before fermentation starts.
3. Ferment with the airlock fitted. Keep the demijohn somewhere with a steady temperature.
4. Check it’s finished. When the hydrometer reading stops changing over a few days, fermentation is done.
5. Rack the wine off the sediment with the syphon, and let it clear. Don’t rush this. Wine bottled too early tastes thin.
6. Bottle and cork. Fill your bottles, drive the corks home with the hand corker, and give it time.

New to it? Read our step-by-step wine making guide, or pop into Laverton North or Epping and we’ll walk you through it.

The WineExpert Private Reserve California Dry Creek Chardonnay, a premium kit for making a rich, elegant white at home. Expect ripe stone fruit and a smooth, rounded finish from a wine that punches well above its cost. A rewarding project for the home winemaker who loves a good Chardonnay.

WineExpert Private Reserve California Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon. It sits in the WineExpert Private Reserve range and is listed here under our general additives category, which is how it came across from the supplier file.

We have not published the pack size or make up on this page, so give the shop a ring and we will confirm exactly what is in the box.

WineExpert Private Reserve Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc, a winemaking product from the WineExpert Private Reserve range. Our listing files it under general additives, and the pack details have not been loaded against it yet.

If you want the contents, volume and expected yield before you commit, ask us and we will read the spec straight off the carton.

WineExpert Classic Spanish Tempranillo, from the Classic tier. Tempranillo is the backbone grape of Rioja. Note the title runs Spanish and Tempranillo together without a space.

The listing does not state the finished volume or the contents, so check with us before ordering and we will confirm the details from the pack for you.

WineExpert Classic California Shiraz, from the Classic tier of their range. Shiraz is an easy red to get a good result from on a first or second kit.

The listing does not spell out the batch size or what comes in the box, so ask us and we will confirm from the pack before you order.

Looking for a delicious and versatile wine for any occasion?
Sangiovese, Italy
Winexpert Classic TM is the perfect wine to have on hand for life's big events and everyday moments. 

Sangiovese, Italy
Plum, red cherry and fig.
SWEETNESS: DRY
OAK: LIGHT
BODY: MEDIUM
ALCOHOL: 13.0% 

Looking for a delicious and versatile wine for any occasion?
Pinot Noir, California
Winexpert ClassicTM is the perfect wine to have on hand for life's big events and everyday moments.

Pinot Noir, California
Strawberry, cherry and earthy notes.
SWEETNESS: DRY
OAK: MEDIUM
BODY: LIGHT-MEDIUM
ALCOHOL: 12.5% 

The Classic Chilean Merlot from WineExpert. Merlot is a soft, low fuss red, which makes it a sensible first kit for someone new to wine making.

The listing does not state the finished volume or the contents of the box, so check with us before you order. It is priced a little above the rest of the Classic range on our site.

WineExpert Classic Chilean Malbec, from the Classic tier of the range. Malbec is one of the more straightforward reds to get right at home.

Finished volume and box contents are not on this listing, so ask us and we will confirm before you order. Happy to talk through what else you will need if this is your first kit.

The Classic Australian Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre blend from WineExpert. GSM is the Rhone style blend that Australia has made its own. Note the title spells it Mouvedre.

The listing does not state the finished volume or the contents, so check with us before you order and we will confirm the details from the box.

WineExpert Classic Chilean Diablo Rojo, part of their Classic range.

The listing does not say which grapes go into it or how much wine it makes, so ask us before ordering and we will read it straight off the pack. If you have made one of these before and want something a bit different, this is a straightforward next one to try.

The Classic Chilean Sauvignon Blanc from WineExpert. Chile turns out a bright, zippy style of sauvignon blanc, and this sits in the Classic tier of the range.

The listing does not state the finished volume or what the box contains, so give us a call first. We can also sort you out with the fermenting gear if you need it.

WineExpert Classic Italian Pinot Grigio, from the Classic tier of their wine making range. A crisp, easy white that does not ask much of you.

Batch volume and box contents are not listed here, so ask us and we will confirm from the pack before you order. Note our catalogue has these filed under additives, which is a quirk at our end.

The Classic California Chardonnay from WineExpert, from their entry tier. Chardonnay is a forgiving white to make at home and drinks well young.

The listing does not give the finished volume or the contents of the box, so confirm with us before ordering. Ask the team at Laverton North or Epping if you want to see the range side by side first.

WineExpert's Reserve Australian Shiraz. Shiraz is the red most Australian home winemakers start with, and the Reserve tier sits above their Classic range.

The listing does not state the batch size or the contents, so check with us before ordering. Worth asking about fermenters, airlocks and bottles at the same time if you are starting from scratch.

The Reserve California Merlot from WineExpert. Merlot makes an approachable red that does not need years in the rack before it is worth opening.

This listing does not state the finished volume or what the kit includes, so ask us before you order and we will confirm from the pack. We can talk you through the gear you will need at the same time.

WineExpert's Reserve Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, from the Reserve tier of their range. Cabernet is the one people put away for a while, so it rewards a bit of patience once it is in the bottle.

Pack contents and finished volume are not spelled out here, so give us a call and we will read the details off the box for you.

The Reserve Argentine Malbec from WineExpert, sitting in the upper tier of their range. Malbec is the grape Argentina built its name on.

The listing does not state the batch volume or what is in the box, so check the pack details with us before ordering. It is filed under additives in our catalogue, which is a categorisation quirk at our end rather than anything about the product.

A WineExpert Reserve kit in an Australian Grenache Rose style. Kit winemaking is how a lot of people get a batch down without chasing fruit at vintage time, and this one sits in WineExpert's Reserve range.

We would rather not guess at what is in the box, so ask us and we'll confirm the contents and the batch volume from the current supplier sheet before you order.