Après Port Style Wine Kit

Après Port Style Dessert Wine Kit

A luxurious port-style dessert wine you can craft at home. The Après kit yields 15 bottles of rich, full-bodied dessert wine with bold notes of fig, plum, and chocolate with medium oak character — deeply satisfying and perfect for sipping solo or pairing with dessert. Ready in 6 weeks, though it rewards patience.

Wine Characteristics

Tasting Notes

Rich and deeply flavoured with bold notes of fig, plum, and chocolate layered with medium oak. Full-bodied and sweet — a proper port-style wine with real presence. Drinkable at 6 weeks but develops full complexity with at least 3 months of bottle ageing. Pairs beautifully with dark chocolate, blue cheese, or a good cigar.

What’s in the Kit

• Complete ingredient pack (grape concentrate, yeast, finings, stabiliser)
• Bottle labels
• Detailed step-by-step instructions

Equipment Needed

This kit requires basic winemaking equipment (not included):

• Primary fermenter (15L+ with airlock)
• 11L glass carboy (recommended for secondary fermentation)
• Siphon & tubing
• Hydrometer
• Cleaner & sanitiser
• 15 x 750ml wine bottles, corks & corker

Brewing Tips

• Drinkable at 6 weeks, but we recommend maturing for at least 3 months to develop full complexity.
• Use an 11L glass carboy for optimal secondary fermentation results.
• Optional: fortify with brandy or cognac before bottling to enhance flavour and increase volume.

Note: This kit contains ingredients only. Winemaking equipment is required separately.