I am a home brewer (all grain beer) and I am venturing into wine making. I
doubt I'll go beyond extract kits, but I want to give it a try. What is the
quality I should expect from a "Vintner's Reserve - Chianti" concentrate
kit?

I am not new to the fermentation sciences, I have been brewing since '95,
including 3 years pro. And with my wife's help, I have learned to
appreciate wine. Is there anything I should do in addition to what the kit
might direct me to do? Is there a preferred yeast for this wine? Should
there be oak additions? Extended fermentation periods? Multiple rackings
(how many should I do for a clean wine?)? Would it be a bad idea to
reconstitute it to only 5.5 gallons instead of the 6 gallons?

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Buy a man a beer and he wastes an hour.
Teach a man to brew and he wastes the rest of his life.