I'm about ready to make my first attempt at winemaking, using a wine kit
from Brew King, a merlot. Looks like it should be fun. I read somewhere
that adding fruit to a wine kit would be an interesting thing to do. I
think the specific suggestions were dried grapes, cherries, etc. However I
lost that recipe.

Is this really a good idea, or just a figment of my imagination? Do I add
the fruit at the beginning of the primary? If this is a good idea, then how
much? And what are things to consider ... and things to stay away from.
I'm tempted to just go ahead and expirement ... but I'd also like this first
batch to be moderately successful. Any advice would be appreciated.

Dave