Why Limited Editions?
December, 2014 Filed in: Wine making
Every year, we always encourage winemakers to consider making Limited Edition kits. Why do we think these kits are worthy of special mention?
Limited Edition kits are always of outstanding quality and worthy of any cellar, but they offer something unique not usually found in our regular kit offering. So, why do kit companies market Limited Editions? For several reasons…
Sometimes they are testing out consumer acceptance and/or the source or provider of the juice. Many of the kits we currently have in our regular product line were at one time Limited Editions. The Selection Italian Montepulciano, Symphony, Australian Petit Verdot, and Chilean Carmenere are perfect examples of this. The juice in our Eclipse Mosel Valley Gewurztraminer comes from the same vineyard that the juice for the Limited Edition Gewurztraminer originated from.
Quite often the wine kit companies are able to secure juice that is of outstanding quality, but they would not be able to obtain this juice on a sustained year after year basis required for a named product. An example of this is the Limited Edition Triumph which has Cabernet Franc as one of the three grapes in this blend. A couple years ago we did have a Selection Cabernet Franc which was marvelous but because of it’s scarceness they were unable to continue to market it. However, as a Limited Edition they could make it an offering. Grab it; Cabernet Franc is an awesome wine with unique characteristics.
Blends are also very common to Limited Edition offerings. Most regular wine kits are single varietal wines based on consumer demand. However, Limited Edition blends are unique chances to sample some great wines. Of the 5 Winexpert Limited Edition kits, 4 of them this year are blends!
Whatever the reason, Limited Edition kits offer great ways to stock your wine cellar with a great cross section of different wines to tempt your palate.
Limited Edition kits are always of outstanding quality and worthy of any cellar, but they offer something unique not usually found in our regular kit offering. So, why do kit companies market Limited Editions? For several reasons…
Sometimes they are testing out consumer acceptance and/or the source or provider of the juice. Many of the kits we currently have in our regular product line were at one time Limited Editions. The Selection Italian Montepulciano, Symphony, Australian Petit Verdot, and Chilean Carmenere are perfect examples of this. The juice in our Eclipse Mosel Valley Gewurztraminer comes from the same vineyard that the juice for the Limited Edition Gewurztraminer originated from.
Quite often the wine kit companies are able to secure juice that is of outstanding quality, but they would not be able to obtain this juice on a sustained year after year basis required for a named product. An example of this is the Limited Edition Triumph which has Cabernet Franc as one of the three grapes in this blend. A couple years ago we did have a Selection Cabernet Franc which was marvelous but because of it’s scarceness they were unable to continue to market it. However, as a Limited Edition they could make it an offering. Grab it; Cabernet Franc is an awesome wine with unique characteristics.
Blends are also very common to Limited Edition offerings. Most regular wine kits are single varietal wines based on consumer demand. However, Limited Edition blends are unique chances to sample some great wines. Of the 5 Winexpert Limited Edition kits, 4 of them this year are blends!
Whatever the reason, Limited Edition kits offer great ways to stock your wine cellar with a great cross section of different wines to tempt your palate.