Sanitation is number one. Glad you included that. I use the liquid stuff (Star San). I will be brewing up some Red Ale this weekend. I plan to do a post similar to this to show how it's done. Elderberry wine....hmmm...I wonder how feasible a trade would be...

If you stick with it, this is an easy way to prime the hose to transfer you wine to secondary: https://www.amazon.com/Fermtech-Mini-Auto-Siphon-3-8-inch/dp/B0064ODL1G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1516831417&sr=8-4&keywords=beer+siphon