I haven't made beetroot wine for several years and since there is a lot of
it around at the moment I think I will make some this year! But as I said
above -- it is a longish process but well worth it in the end!

Yep -- I have a neighbour with an abundance so I shall bribe him with a
bottle of my last years strawberry -- and the promise of a bottle of
beetroot in 2 years time!!!!

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Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
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> Beetroot wine is a good case in point. It doesn't even like any daylight,
> never mind direct sunlight!
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> It fades rapidly from the brilliant red of an early finished wine to a
> very dull browny red if it is not aged in complete darkness -- I cover my
> 1 gal demijohns ( imp) with a old black sort of pillowcase and then
> store them in the bottom of an old cupboard! And beetroot certainly needs
> a couple of years to become palatable!
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> I know of no other country wine which is so sensitive but ALL wines like
> a darkened , quiet and undisturbed location to get on with the aging
> process.
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> Trevor A Panther
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> England, United Kingdom.
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> "Roy boy" > wrote in message
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>>I been told it but I do not know why red wine must be kept out of the
>>light. Can anyone educate me about this?
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>> Roy
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