The Village Winery is a 'winemaking' shop (in fact Victoria's 2006 #1 choice for making wine in a poll by the News Group). Each batch of wine makes approximately 30 - 750ml bottles (or the equivalent). The prices quoted with the descriptions are for the cost of the kit or ingrediants. To make on site, we add an 'on premise' fee of $45 per batch. There is no extra charge for corks, shrink caps or labels (including customizable labels). The only additional charge is if you have to purchase bottles at you bottling appointment. It takes 4 to 6 weeks from starting wine to the bottling stage.
To get started simply come in and we can answer any questions you may have about the types and styles of wine that can be made. All of the wine kits we carry have been tested and we guarantee their quality. Our suppliers are all Canadian based, but they source grape juice from worldwide sources - New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Chile, Argentia, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United States.
According to the rules set out by the Liquor Control and Licensing, the customer is required to start the batch in person by 'sprinkling the yeast' on a batch of juice to initiate the fermentation process, and to return and bottle the wine at a later date. An appointment to start a batch is not required, only to bottle when it is done.
There is an aging period required after bottling, as the wine does improve dramatically witn age.