I've never heard of cranberry wine before. I'll ask the same question
I asked bobdrob... do your strawberry, blackberry, plum, and/or
cranberry wines maintain the character of the fruit from which they
were made. My apple wine tastes nice but doesn't have much apple
flavor or aromas. Also, how much residual sugar do you recommend?

Thanks,
Charlie

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:30:47 GMT, "Dar V" > wrote:

>Hello,
>I make just fruit, veggie, and herb wines. Each year I try to make at least
>one or two different wines. One also needs to allow some of these wines to
>mature. So, what I thought I would like and what I do like are a bit
>different than 4 years ago when I started. It also depends on one's taste
>buds. My favorite frozen juice wines are apple cherry and apple. My
>favorite fruit wines are strawberry, blackberry, plum, and cranberry. My
>favorite veggie wine is pumpkin. I make oregano wine for just cooking with.
>I have high hopes for my peach wine.
>Darlene
>Wisconsin
>
>"Charles Erwin" > wrote in message
...
>> My wife and I relocated from California to Alabama a couple years ago and
>> this is my first year making wine since leaving CA. Excited about making
>> wine with local fruit, I decided to make my first attempt an apple wine. I
>> just bottled this week and I'm quite happy with the results (thanks in
>> part to the great advice received from this group).
>>
>> As I'm bottling this year's wine, I'm pondering what I'll try next year. I
>> have a few personal taste issues to deal with. First, I'm not particularly
>> crazy about the foxy taste of muscadine or concord grapes. Second, I don't
>> get too excited about wines whose primary source of sugar comes from
>> something other than the fruit for which it's made to taste like (i.e.
>> flower, herb wines). I'm looking for personal recommendations from the
>> group for good fruit wines. I've heard apricots and pears make good wines.
>>
>> Any suggestions???
>>
>> Thanks Again,
>> Charles
>>
>> PS - Anyone interested in exchanging fruit wines? I was thinking that
>> might be a good way to try other fruit wine types...
>>
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