On Mar 27, 9:16*am, mail box wrote:
On 3/26/2008 8:48 AM, Wayne Harris wrote:



On Mar 25, 6:36 pm, "Pavel314" wrote:
"ebrad" wrote in message

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On Mar 23, 10:28 am, "Pavel314" wrote:
Here's a link to a website with a lot of excellent advice about making
elderberry wines:
http://www.geocities.com/wvmountaine...s/Elderberries.....
Paul
I thought elderberries were smelly. *I remember from the movie Monty
Python's Holy Grail, "Your mother was a hamster, and your
father ....smelt ...of elderberries."
I know that is not an intelligent comment.
I always wondered about that reference. Maybe it a reference that dad was
into the elderberry wine too frequently? I use elderberries to improve my
Concord grape wine; 20% elderberries adds a lot of complexity and depth to
the taste and tones down the foxiness. I also make a melomel with
elderberries and honey, which I call Dragon's Blood because of the deep
color.

Paul

I have never heard of a wine described as Foxy. * That's great. *

'Foxy' is a descriptor of wines which taste strongly of the grape
source, especially Concord. *It is not a complement, although these
wines can be very tasty.

Cheers,
Ken

I thought it was particular to grapes which add a musty - bordering on
skunky smell to the wine. A partial note of fox scent or marking.

Either way, I find it weird in a wine. Concord being my example.
Gets better with aging though...

Jim