I went to a BBQ at my Mom's house this afternoon and I took two
bottles of my 2008 peach and my 2008 blackberry wine.

The blackberry wine was very good, but the peach wine was still a
little raw. Still, the alcohol content was there and the BBQ was a
very pleasant party for all.

I plan on letting the remainder of the bottling sit until about
September for trying it again. At that time the peach ought to be a
lot more mellow, and the blackberry ought to be even better.

My only comment about the blackberry is that I think I should use
more blackberries for greater fragrance. I think I used about 5 lbs
of blackberries per gallon for this last 2 gallon batch. This coming
year I hope to use about 8 lbs of blackberries per gallon for a 5
gallon batch.

I sweetened the blackberry wine with about 1/4 cup of sugar per
gallon and the peach wine with about 1/2 cup of sugar per gallon.
Neither wine seemed oversweet to me.



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Sonnybeach