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Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for the
responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
year.

thanks again
jim

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Jim,
Check out Jack Keller's site http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp -
he's got lotsa recipes and lotsa info on making wine at home. Welcome and
good-luck.
Darlene

"James K. Albert Jr." > wrote in message
...
> Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for
the
> responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
> well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
> fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.
>
> thanks again
> jim
>
>

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"James K. Albert Jr." > wrote in message >...
> Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for the
> responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
> well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
> fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.
>
> thanks again
> jim

I Just started a batch with Welches Concord Grape Juice Frozen. So
far everything looks good. As far as fresh fruit(being a GreenGrocer
I would know :) ) Strawberries are stil a bit high out of Fl and Cali.
But I do have a gallon going. Also might try peaches from chile
They are good but you need to make sure they are ripe Not always easy
with imports . You might try canned fruit. I havent tried it yet. I
think you would need Fruit with natural juicenot syrup. Oh and Bananas
are alway plentiful. Hope this helps.

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"James K. Albert Jr." > wrote in message >...
> Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for the
> responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
> well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
> fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.
>
> thanks again
> jim

Oh also plentiful are Apples pears , And also a difficult one from
what I hear (but am trying it anyway ) Juice Oranges or tangerine.

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On 02/29/2004 01:51 PM, James K. Albert Jr. said:
> Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for the
> responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
> well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
> fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.


Last winter I was in the same situation - no fresh fruit,
all my equipment sitting around idle. So I made a tea
wine. Sounds strange but it's incredibly easy to make.
Mine is still a bit too young to drink, but the samples
that I did taste were pretty interesting.


--
Joe
http://www.joekaz.net/
http://www.cafeshops.com/joekaz

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James K. Albert Jr. wrote:

> I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.

Apples are available year-round these days, you could try making some
cider.

--
charles

"Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
- W.C. Fields

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James K. Albert Jr. wrote:
> Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for the
> responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
> well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
> fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.
>
> thanks again
> jim
>
>
Dried apricot is one I've seen that sounds worth trying.

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You can make wine out of Welch's 100% frozen juice - there's grape juice,
white grape juice, and white grape peach. You can also buy frozen fruit
during the sales at the local grocery store - there was a sale at my grocery
store last week, but I have enough. Apples seem to be on sale a fair
amount, as well as bananas.
Darlene

"James K. Albert Jr." > wrote in message
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> Someone may have read messages that i posted before and i thank you for
the
> responses. Now, i have yet another question. I live in pennsylvania and
> well its pretty damn cold around here this time of the year, so good fresh
> fruit isnt readily available. I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of the
> year.
>
> thanks again
> jim
>
>

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Charles

Sorry if I sound stupid but is apple wine = cider?
I have a few bushels of apples and I am wondering what to do with them.

"Charles H" > wrote in message
...
> James K. Albert Jr. wrote:
>
> > I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> > any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of
the
> > year.
>
> Apples are available year-round these days, you could try making some
> cider.
>
> --
> charles
>
> "Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
> forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
> - W.C. Fields

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Try making some Banana wine. Bottle it dry and it will be perfect for
topping off your future batches if you can save any :)


> >
> > thanks again
> > jim
> >
> >

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Joe Ae wrote:

> Charles
>
> Sorry if I sound stupid but is apple wine = cider?
> I have a few bushels of apples and I am wondering what to do with them.

No worries, there is a lot of debate on what makes cider and what makes
apple wine. In my opinion, cider is only fermented apple juice. Apple
wine is made with added sugar and/or water. I perfer cider myself, it's
a great alternative to beer. Apple wines are nice as well though.

There is a good overview of the process
he<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scrumpy/cider/cider.htm> HTH

--
charles

"Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
- W.C. Fields

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You are not stupid. The definition of "cider" is mote. In the US, cider is
generally defined as simple apple juice. Hard cider is fermented apple
juice, usually 5-7%. Then you can make a true wine with apples. In much of
the rest of the world, apple juice is apple juice and cider is the fermented
version that the US calls hard cider.

I hope that is all clear now. ;o\

That said Hard cider is a delightful drink on hot days in the summer. Dry
apple wine make a nice, non-descript, white table wine. Sweeten it a bit
and it is distinctly apple flavored wine.

Ray

"Joe Ae" > wrote in message
.. .
> Charles
>
> Sorry if I sound stupid but is apple wine = cider?
> I have a few bushels of apples and I am wondering what to do with them.
>
> "Charles H" > wrote in message
> ...
> > James K. Albert Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> > > any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time of
> the
> > > year.
> >
> > Apples are available year-round these days, you could try making some
> > cider.
> >
> > --
> > charles
> >
> > "Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
> > forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
> > - W.C. Fields
>
>

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thanks for the great ideas Ray and Charles!

"Ray" > wrote in message
m...
> You are not stupid. The definition of "cider" is mote. In the US, cider
is
> generally defined as simple apple juice. Hard cider is fermented apple
> juice, usually 5-7%. Then you can make a true wine with apples. In much
of
> the rest of the world, apple juice is apple juice and cider is the
fermented
> version that the US calls hard cider.
>
> I hope that is all clear now. ;o\
>
> That said Hard cider is a delightful drink on hot days in the summer. Dry
> apple wine make a nice, non-descript, white table wine. Sweeten it a bit
> and it is distinctly apple flavored wine.
>
> Ray
>
> "Joe Ae" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Charles
> >
> > Sorry if I sound stupid but is apple wine = cider?
> > I have a few bushels of apples and I am wondering what to do with them.
> >
> > "Charles H" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > James K. Albert Jr. wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was wondering if someone could tell me of
> > > > any good wines to make with fruit that might be available this time
of
> > the
> > > > year.
> > >
> > > Apples are available year-round these days, you could try making some
> > > cider.
> > >
> > > --
> > > charles
> > >
> > > "Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we
were
> > > forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
> > > - W.C. Fields
> >
> >
>
>