Company Eases Millenium Fears by Offering Kits for Homemade Wine.WOBURN, MA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1999-- A Massachusetts company is offeling wine kit to help ease in and celebrate the millennium. Beer and Wine Hobby, a national retailer of supplies and equipment for home brewing and home wine-making based in Woburn, Mass., has jumped on the Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 wagon by offering a special package of ingredients to connoisseurs who enjade wine at a dinner and saying to the guests, 'I made all this food and drink myself.' " The startup cost for making wine at home is in the range of $150 to $250, which includes the necessary equipment and supplies for the first batch, which would make between 15 and 30 bottles. Once the initial investment is made, the cost per 750 ml bottle is $.75 to $2, depending on the ingredients. At the higher end Coordinates: For other places with the same name, see Billinge. Higher End or Billinge Higher End is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. , the $2 home made bottle can rival the taste of a fine wine-store bottle that sells for $14. "Making wine is so economical it can be enjoyed with dinner every day," Baker said. "One can indulge." One sparkling wine kit available for the millennium makes three gallons of champagne, or about 16 bottles. Once made at home, it will be ready to enjoy in as little as five weeks, but waiting two to three months is recommended. It will continue to improve for a year, becoming beautifully mellow with a silken bouquet. If sparkling wine doesn't appeal, they also have kits for all different tastes, such as Riesling, Chianti, Cabernet Sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. , Chateau Dormant, White Zinfandel white zinfandel n. A medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes. , Merlot, Ice Wine, ports, sherry, and dozens more, including fruit wines. Beer and Wine Hobby has all the supplies, books, and know-how needed for home brewing and winemaking. Products can be shipped throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and ordered through the catalog or on the web. The online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. with secure ordering is at http://www.beer-wine.com . Or write to Beer and Wine Hobby, 155-T New Boston New Boston is the name of some places in the United States of America:
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