We have a brand- new feature located on our wine making website that we're anxious for you all to try out. It's our all-new, super-duper, virtual, online catalog.

"What is an online catalog?", you say. It's basically the same wine making catalog that we mail out everyday to interested people who request it, page-for-page, only now you can see it on your computer screen without having to wait for the mail man.

The pages turn like a real catalog and you can zoom in or out with a click of a mouse.
Or you can put the cursor of your mouse over any picture or item number and a picture of the item enlarges so you can see it more clearly.

Click on an item number with your mouse and you are instantly taken to a detailed product page where you can learn more about each item and add them to your shopping cart.

This is just one more convenient way to enhance your shopping experience at ECKraus.com. So don't be shy. Give it a whirl.

Many of the items we offer have quantity discounts available for them. This means the more you order the less you pay.

Click on price to view any available discounts.

To find out if any quantity price-breaks are available for a particular item, just click on the individual price being displayed with your mouse. This will take you to a page that lists any price-breaks for that product.

A great example of this is our Lalvin Wine Yeast which has quantity price-breaks when you order more than 5 and again when you order more than 10. Once you click on the individual price of $1.15, like that shown above, you are then taken to page like the one displayed below.

Discounts are automatically applied when the item is placed in your shopping cart.

If you have already been ordering from us, rest assured that you have been receiving every price-break available to you. All quantity pricing is automatically applied once the item is placed in your shopping cart. You don't have to do a thing but place the order.

and we'll send them to anyone you want. They never expire and are a great way to share a fun and rewarding hobby with someone you know.

One of the things that surprises many home winemakers, particularly new ones, is the number of different wine yeast that are available to them. It's not until one starts making wine do they realize that a yeast is just not a "yeast". There are many shades of gray between the character and attributes of one strain against another. Because of this some consideration should be given to the strain that is going to be used.

To help simplify this selection process we have added two yeast profile charts to our website, one chart for the Red Star brand of yeast and one chart for the Lalvin brand of yeast. Each chart can be accessed from each brands detail page. These charts illustrate which strains of yeast should be used with which wines by categorizing them.

These charts are meant to be an additional aid. If you have a recipe that already recommends a particular strain of yeast it is usually best to following that recommendation.

If the type of wine you are making does not fit perfectly into any of the categories then choose the category that you feel would be the closest.

We know that gaining your trust is something that must be earned. Because of this we take your privacy very seriously. Our policy is very simple:

."We do not collect information we do not need, and we do not give information to anyone who does not need it. Period!"

We will never sell or give your information to marketing companies or any other business that may want to know who you are.

We also take many, many measures to insure that your information is secure. Multiple firewalls, data encryption and third-party security consulting are just some of the tactics we employ.

For more information about our privacy and security policies go to the following link on our website:

http://www.eckraus.com/privacy.html