The easy way to answer this is to compare the cost per bottle.
Most drinkers of wine are guided by the common saying "you get what you pay for".
Speaking from personal experience this is generally true when it comes to wine.
As for home wine kits, there are some that are definitely better than others.
It goes without saying that if you have made the decision to brew your own wine from a kit, then you would prefer an end product that doesn't taste like vinegar.
On average the cost of a home brew wine starter kit will be around £25.
This will include all the ingredients, in addition to all the equipment you will need to produce approximately six bottles of good tasting wine.
Although home wine kits offer easy to follow instructions, the end product will most definitely improve with practice.
In a relatively short period of time you can therefore be producing wine that is comparable in taste to many that you will find on the high street.
If you are a complete beginner to brewing your own wine you will probably be surprised by the vast choice of wine that is available in a home wine kit.
You have the option to choose from a basic or premium quality kit and can brew almost any variety of wine available.
Taking the above points into account home wine kits are without doubt a money saving alternative to buying wine by the bottle.
Not only will you be able to produce quality wine at a fraction of the price but there is also a real sense of satisfaction knowing that the wine you are drinking with family and friends has been brewed by yourself.