Adding body,flavour?

[Wherryman13]

Hi
Have had a red table wine kit carafe 21. on the go for 3 weeks now and following instructions etc it's now approaching bottling stage, however it's lacking red colour and also does not have much "body" in the taste, can I add something like red grape juice concentrate at this late stage to "boost" the finished product? Normally make beer. But having a dabble at wine
Appreciate any feedback/tips thanks

[Ink]

I'm wondering the same. I have some fairly bodiless (maybe a word) wine and I was thinking I might add some red grape concentrate from Wilkos.

[Ink]

I added a whole bottle of concentrate to my 'wine' and now I think it tastes like port. I expect it will be pretty tasty in a few months time.

[MarkA]

You can use raisins, grape concentrate, wheat or even bananas (boiled for 15 minutes and strained) to add body to wine.

[bobsbeer]

I'm afraid you get what you pay for with red wine kits. The more you pay the better the wine. For this one I would chalk it up to experience. I would recommend you go for a Beverdale or Wine Expert kits. Beverdale work out at around £1.50 a bottle and you get a decent red. You pay a bit more for Wine Expert, but again you get a better wine.