"sgbrix" > wrote in message
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> >In ref: Yup - Some folks actually_prefer_that "...obnoxious cooked
> flavor."
> Especially in some "country" wines. (ie Strawberry)
>
> The problem I have with country wines in general is not that it has
> these cooked flavors, but that I have never really been able to make
> or tasted a wine in any comparison of a fruity or full-bodied wine
> like that of a wine made from grapes. I did 4 different strawberry
> wines the last year that is slowly coming along. If you compare the
> fruits, one was from wild strawberry that had a beautiful aroma and
> succulent taste when picked, but has lost all that in the wine
> generally taste the same as the store bought berries. One was made
> from last years, that is -03 crops here in Florida that was quite
> lousy. Commercial berries at the markets here had no real taste last
> year.
>
> Personally I think is simply the added sugar that kill out these
> nuances for any country wine and make them all stale compared with
> "real" wine. I have tried both way, fruit-water-sugar, and just
> fruit-sugar. In either case there have not been that much difference.
>
> I'll go on with these country wines just for the fun of it. Still
> waiting for that magical moment that one would pull the cork from a
> "huge" fruit wine that will throw a bouquet so wild that one would go
> totally nuts about it.
>
> Just show me the way,
>
> SG Brix

Wines don't taste like the fruit they are made from. They taste like
....well...like wine. It's all a matter of personal preference. Some folks
don't like broccoli, so they simply don't put it on their plates !! If
you don't like country wines, stop making them. If you don't like
red kit wines, stop buying them. Life is too short.

Most folks find a few wines that they really like and just concentrate
on making those the very best way they know how. Some also do
small little experimental batches in the hopes of finding something
else they will like to add to their list of favorites. Seems to me the
best way to go.

If you just want fruit juice with alcohol in it, buy a bottle of vodka and
make mixed drinks. Always more than one way to skin a cat !! ;o)