Hello,
For those who were interested in my results the last time, I had a
second wine-tasting get-together. I opened a Dandelion Wine - 2002 for
those to try who couldn't make it the last time. Then we tried a Raspberry
Wine-2002 (with fruit), Welch's Grape Wine - 2002 (frozen concentrate), and
a Old Orchard Strawberry, Apple, Kiwi Wine (frozen concentrate) 2002.
The Dandelion Wine was the least favorite wine, but my friend Teri
really like it, so she took the rest home. It was a toss-up between the
Welch's Grape and the Old Orchard Wine for the most well-liked wine.
However, the Raspberry Wine came in a close second, which surprised me
because another bottle from that batch tasted (very tart) not very good 7
months ago. This time the Raspberry was very good - very raspberry tasting,
smooth, and with just a bit of tartness.
The wines from the frozen concentrates were on the sweeter side, but
they sure age well if you can wait the 2 years. I think I'll have to deal
with the tartness of my raspberry wine the next time I make it, and I will
let it age longer.
FYI - It has taken me 3 years to build up a stock of wine which allows
me to age the wine properly, and have some to drink in the meantime.
Darlene