I want to make a cran/raspberry wine,for my wife.
My question is, using Vintner's Harvest fruit base, do I need to make a
cranberry and a raspberry wine and blend them or can I just put one can of
cranberry and one can of raspberry in the primary at the same time.. What
is a good ratio.

DAM wrote:
> I want to make a cran/raspberry wine,for my wife.
> My question is, using Vintner's Harvest fruit base, do I need to make a
> cranberry and a raspberry wine and blend them or can I just put one can of
> cranberry and one can of raspberry in the primary at the same time.. What
> is a good ratio.
>
You can do either, but you may not like the taste if you combine the
fruit bases before you ferment. That said most people find it better to
blend the wines after fermentation (and aging). The taste profiles of
the fruit bases will change during fermentation so you will not get the
taste you are expecting (partly due to the lack of sugars, partly do to
the flavour the yeast imparts). You also can make smaller batches to
experiment with (1 or 3 gallons) and take notes so that you remember
what you did for next time. When blending do small test blends and ask
your wife which one she likes and what would make it better.
Ken

Just a suggestion if you are after a cranberry type wine. Check the
Highbush Cranberry recipe on Jack Keller's cite. I have made it and several
others I know of have made it. It is made from fresh cranberries and it
comes out excellent. Very strong cranberry taste. My wife and many women I
know like it exactly like it is made but I prefer it blended at drinking
time with a white wine like Niagara or Chardonnay. I have thought of making
it by cutting the cranberries in half and using a can of Welch's Niagara,
but then my wife likes it the way it is and I can blend it afterwards, so
why?

Ray

"DAM" > wrote in message
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>I want to make a cran/raspberry wine,for my wife.
> My question is, using Vintner's Harvest fruit base, do I need to make a
> cranberry and a raspberry wine and blend them or can I just put one can of
> cranberry and one can of raspberry in the primary at the same time.. What
> is a good ratio.
>