I have made wine from elderberries without cooking them. I left them in the
freezer with blackcurrents and when ready I was ready to use them, I poured
boiling water on the berries this helped to release the juice.


"evilpaul13" > wrote in message
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> I remember reading some people here have made wine from Elderberries.
> But I saw this earlier (
>
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extensio...erberries.html
> ) in the Harvest section "Uncooked berries have a dark purple juice
> and are astringent and inedible."
>
> So I'm wondering if people always cook them before making wine, or
> what?