Finding the right wine for you is easy! We’re here to help – if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us to help guide you.

To start with, we’ll ask you a couple of quick questions:

Wine hates two things: heat and light. The best storage spots will be cool and dark – the back of a closet, under the stairs, you can create your own personal cellar just about anywhere! We supply boxes to store and transport your bottles with new bottle purchases.

Once you get your wine home, it’s best to store it upright for the first couple of weeks, then turn it on its side. That’s all you need to do! Your personal cellar is ready to enjoy.

Wine appreciates aging, but it won’t last forever! We recommend you enjoy your wine within 5 years.

The best wines cost the most and take the longest to reach peak maturity. As one of the best Wine Making Stores in Vancouver, we know how to connect you with the right wine experience!

Our WineXpert Private Reserve Series kits start with more grape juice – these kits will have grape skins as well as first pressed pure juice. Our WineXpert Classic kits on the other hand contain more grape concentrate – this “simplifies” the available grape materials available to the yeast somewhat resulting in a faster fermentation. As one might expect, more complexity in the wine kit will yield a more complex palate.

As the aging time increases, so does the amount of juice and quality along with the complexity of the flavour. Where the grapes/juice are sourced from changes the cost structure too – our most basic kits are not location-specific, while our highest end 8 week WineXpert Private Reserve kits are sole sourced from individual vineyards. Mid-tier wines will usually use a majority of their grapes from a specific region while our 4 week kits will be a blend of region-specific grapes with some more generic world-sourced grape blends generally from Chile or California.

The more expensive wines do need more time to age.  If you plan to drink your wine right away, look at our 4-week WineXpert Classic Premium kits. If you will hold on to your wine for a few months, check out our 6 week WineXpert Reserve wines. All kits (other than Ice wine and Dessert Wine styles) produce 23 litres or about 28-30 bottles.

Our staff can answer all of your questions about the process. Please check our FAQ or Contact Us.

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All wine kits yield approximately 22-23L of finished filtered wine. Standard wine bottles are a bit over 750mL, so you will usually need around 29-30 bottles for a batch.

You can bring in your own wine bottles but they must be CLEAN. We have a free bottle sanitizer on site. According to BC Liquor regulations, you must remove or deface commercial wine labels from your bottles before you are permitted to fill them up with your own wine. 750 mL or 325mL clear or green bottles may be purchased on-site – see our Wine Bottling Options page for more information on current pricing.

We also have wine bags available for purchase – these are a great economical way to store wine for shorter periods of time. Wine will not go through its full aging process in bags as there’s no “breathing” through the cork like there would be in a corked glass bottle, but bags are very quick to fill and require little space to store. We have cardboard dispensing boxes available for purchase too! Wine bags may be reused, though they must be cleaned thoroughly immediately after emptying.

Since we have no control over your cleanliness we cannot guarantee product consistency when you bottle in your used bottles.

Just looking to buy empty bottles? Want to make wine at home? We’re your Vancouver Wine Making Store! We stock an extensive selection of wine kits too.

More information about our wine bottling options.

WINE BOTTLING OPTIONS