Hmmm, I made a 6 gal batch of Jacks Cranberry recipe about 4 years ago. It
came out a fairly dark rose' and has held it's collor. I can not immagine
why it would fade that way. Especially early on. Cranberry usually turns
out fairly acidic so I would not expect that to be the problem. If it
tastes acidic I would not worry about that. Mine was very harsh the first
year, and somewhat harsh the second year. It is nice now and women seem
drawn to it. As it is acidic, you might try sweetening it a bit when you
open it. I like to blend it on opening with a white wine, maybe a Niagara.
Even if it is lighter than expected, give it time. It may come out OK.

Ray

"Dave Allison" wrote in message
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Hi!
I made my first 6 gallons of Cranberry wine late 2004, it was bottled in
September 2005 after following the Jack Keller web site's recipe. As
racking occurred - it got lighter and lighter pink. When I bottled it, it
was very pink, light pink, but pink. Now after not looking at it for 4
months, today I retrieved a bottle and it is now a beautiful golden with a
hint of orange.

Is this normal?

So I took a 375ml bottle and chilled it, and poured a taste. Not bad,
still a little harsh, but much improved from when I bottled it. (It was so
harsh I assumed this would be throw away wine in a couple years. smile)I
didn't sweeten it, just let it go dry. I target November for the earliest
to try again, good thing I bottled a lot of 375's. smile. I am patient and
can wait years if need be. smile.

Just wondered if anyone else with cranberry wine had it change to this
color?

thanks. DAve