In article >,
Emery Davis > wrote:
>
>I collect maple trees and grow over 200 species and cultivars. So I do
>know something about maples, and am interested (in an intellectual sort
>of way) in this concept of "maple wine." I confess it is hard to see in
>what way this is "wine," though. Most maple sap is high in sugar, so of
>course you can ferment it.

Well, I would call it maple *mead* if it were up to me, but Rush Creek
calls in maple wine. I note that Redstone Meadery in Boulder, Colorado
calls its product "Honey Wine".


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