Hi Everyone:
I am a retired Mechanical Engineer. I have been making wine and beer for the
past 5 years. Have had to put a lot of projects down the drain, but now I'm
trying to learn the correct way now so it wont be so expensive. I enjoy this
group and all the knowledge I am getting from it.

"Richard Kruse" > wrote in message
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> I am a hobbyist. My initial interest was the propagating and growing
> fruits hardy in Zone 3 of Northern Minnesota about 90 mile from the
> Canadian border. Our first wine was wild grape wine made using a
> chokecherry wine recipe. It turned out very sweet but consumable. Fruits
> that we grow and turn into juice that we have make into wine are the
> currants, red and black, juneberry, wild grape, Nanking cherry, rhubarb
> and various plums. (It is easier to "share" a bottle of wine than a jar
> of jelly). We have been doing this close to 10 years and are learning the
> value of aging through some highbush cranberry wine I bottled this year.
> Presently have about 80 gallons in various stages.
> Dick Kruse
>