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bobdrob
 
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Default Recommendation For Next Year's Wine

it does... it's not like a "boones farm" exagerated or cartoonish aroma and
flavor and it does catch people off guard when they're told its peach, not
grape. Immediatley following is a huge gasp of recognition *of course it
is!* We haven't added a 2nd dossage of sugar yet, as we like it dry.


"Charles E" > wrote in message
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> Does the peach wine maintain some of the peach flavor and aroma? I was
> a bit surprised at how little apple character remained in my apple
> wine. I mean it tastes like a nice light crisp german white but it
> would surprise many that is was apple. Do you add any sugar back into
> your peach wine?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:28:54 -0500, "bobdrob"
> > wrote:
>
>>I've had sucess with peaches; 1st batch of 50# from my own tree fermented
>>out nice & dry- compared to a chablis w/ peach aroma & undertones. A
>>dossage
>>of domino sugar in the primary brought the alcohol level up to 14%+ . This
>>year's batch, 35# fresh fruit from a "new friend's" tree (we'd moved,
>>leaving our own tree behind, alas) and a case of frozen fruit from
>>Restaurant Depot plus the ubiquitous domino, and a math error is pointing
>>this years vintage towards 17% . All in all, the peach vino has been a
>>crowd
>>pleaser.
>>
>>"Charles Erwin" > wrote in message
t...
>>> 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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