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Doug Miller wrote:
> In article > , "Tom
> Kunich" > wrote:
>> What fruits have you used to make wine with and how did it turn out?
>>
>> I don't think my Orange wines are going to turn out very well and in
>> one book I read they sort of hinted that it is difficult to make
>> good Orange wine.
>>
>> So what does work well?

>
> North Star sour cherries make an absolutely stunning wine. Especially
> if you
> let a couple gallons of it bulk-age for a year or two with a cinnamon
> stick at
> the bottom of the carboy.
>
> I've also had spectacular results from apricots, and slightly overripe
> Bartlett pears.
>
> I'll let you know in a few months how last year's batch of
> serviceberry wine
> turned out. :-)


My plum and italian prune wines both came out great.