Welcome to Wines By Design!
We are a full service, on-premises wine making facility and wine-making kit supplier, located in Rochester NY. If you’re interested in making your own wine, come on in and we can help! We have hosted families, small groups, wedding parties and corporate team building events.
Or, if you are already an experienced vintner and are simply looking for supplies, we can help with that too. While our primary focus is wine-kits, check in with us, if we don’t have it in stock, we can probably get it for you!
For more detail on how your time will be spent making your very own wine, please see: our process.
Great stuff!
We heard many great things about you, so we decided to check you out for ourselves.
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2018 Wine Tasting Competition
It’s here!
The 2018 Wine Tasting Event!
On Saturday, April 14 from 11a – 3p we are holding our annual competitive tasting event.
Why Make Wine (#1)
And now for something completely different…
Noble Grapes
Noble grapes: Are they the Wines of Kings or what?
Sign of the Times – 5
Sign of the Times – 5
It’s another “Sign of the Times” entry!
This month: You can dance!
(WBD Translation: Wine can sometimes not be ENTIRELY truthful.)
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WOTM – August 2016:
WOTM (Wine of the Month) – August 2016
Carménère
This month, our Wine of the Month (WOTM) is a delicious Carménère from Chile.
Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Carménère is considered part of the original six red grapes of Bordeaux, France.
(That said, there are others who indicate that it originated in Spain, then was brought to Italy by the Romans, and eventually made its way to France, but we’ll leave the origin stories to the movies.)
Regardless of its origin, everyone agrees that the Carménère grape eventually made its way to Chile, where it flourishes to this day. The climate and soil in Chile allow the Carménère grapes to grow and thrive.
Carménère wine has a deep red color and aromas found in red fruits, spices and berries. The tannins are gentler and softer than those in Cabernet Sauvignon and it is a medium body wine. Carménère imparts a cherry-like, fruity flavor with smoky, spicy and earthy notes and a deep crimson color. Its taste might also be reminiscent of dark chocolate, tobacco, and leather. The wine drinks very well while it is young and continues to improve with age.
The Winexpert Selection kit is described as a “Deep crimson, with dark cherry aroma, red fruits and berry notes running to a smoky, spicy finish with notes of dark chocolate and tobacco. With medium body and moderate tannins, Carménère drinks well young and improves with age. Drink with grilled beef, pizza, or dark chocolate”.
Interested in trying your hand at a Carménère, this month’s WOTM? We have lots of the Winexpert Selection kits in stock.
Stop on by!
Sign of the Times – 4
Sign of the Times – 4
It’s another “Sign of the Times” entry!
This month: Awesome!
(WBD Translation: Wine can sometimes help make you feel better, other times, better than better!)
Check out some of our other graphics.
Note: A number of these are created on Canva and/or using Avery label software. You can check out our post on creating your own labels .
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Recipe: Vanilla Strawberry Moscato
A nice summer cocktail, made with Pink Moscato!
A mixture of Pink Moscato, Vanilla vodka and Strawberries, it’s great for your summer festivities!
- -3 oz. Sutter Home Moscato
- -1 oz. Vanilla vodka
- -1 oz. Strawberry soda
- -Garnish with a strawberry
- Shake Moscato & vanilla vodka with ice.
- Pour into your favorite cocktail glass & top with strawberry soda.
- Garnish with a strawberry and enjoy!
- For a slightly less sweet version, use one the following instead of strawberry soda!
- -1: Strawberry lemonade
- -2: Strawberry liqueur
- -3: Regular lemonade
- -4: Club soda
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| Tue – Fri: | 3:30p – 7:30p |
| Sat: | 9:00a – 2:00p |
| Sun & Mon: | CLOSED |
Continuing Education
Looking for something to do? Got four nights free? How about joining one of classes, we’ll show you how to make your very own delicious wine!
Wedding
Why not share your special day with all your guests? Let them take home part of your special day, a bottle of your very own wedding vintage.
A Night at Home
What’s better than a night by the fire, some artisan cheese and a bottle of terrific wine you’ve made yourself?
We heard many great things about you, so we decided to check you out for ourselves.
(BTW: They were right!)
We cannot say enough good things about Wines By Design. The quality of the wine is better than most bottles of wine you can buy at the store, plus you get to tell your friends and family you made it on your own!