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If I am drinking a sweet blackberry wine - is it considered a dessert wine?? Or what is a dessert or table wine?

Another question? If I am drinking a sweet blackberry wine - is it considered a dessert wine??

Thanks for your thoughts.. I will debate on the cheese's I get. I like the fresh fruit idea [never gave it a thought before] ... But must leave the chocolate out because chocolate & wine doesn't go well with me because I am a chocolate-holic.. lol

By Christmas I will have 8 batches of kit wines ready & am planning a "wine tasting" party! I said I would also have snacks???? I am NOT into what wines goes with what food. What I am wondering, besides cheese what good snacks have you used or recommend?? Cheese was all I could think of...

{ I simply place the lid loosely on the pail } when starting my wine kits I close my "wine bucket" tightly by LIGHTY hammering the top down to a tight fit.. That is wrong??

{ You can sweeten any wine kit by adding wine conditioner after the sorbate. } After the sorbate? How long after? I mean can I add the sorbate, then add the wine conditioner right away or do I add the wine conditioner a week or ?? later?

Thanks for the thread.... I think I will save the 5 gallon for when I learn to make wine from stratch...

I have wine kits that are for 6 gallon batches. I have a 6 gallon bucket but also got a 5 gallon bucket. Can I make the 6 gallon wine kit in a 5 gallon bucket?? Or will the less water cause a problem?

Looks nice.. I think it is impressive looking!:cool:

{ and wouldn't condemn any trees to death } I could be wrong here? But I thought they got the cork from the bark & that the trees regrow the bark back????

I tried this & it worked.. I wasn't able to get it the whole way out of the bottle [I guess I am not a very strong female lol] But I got it up to the tip where I could use a wine cork opener to get it out.. Thanks!

OK.. and thanks..

In any of the kits I have made or most recipes I have read [web] use campden tablets.. But I didn't see any campden tablets in the welch's recipe? Do I add it or not?

Thank you very much for your info!!!!! I am so glad that you more experience wine makers are here to help us beginners... I bet alot will agree with me.. Sure am glad I found this site!!!!~

yes.. [well it was Inland Mist brand] I am still confused about this sweetening at the end? Is this something you buy at the wine/beer making place?

the wines I have made was mainly fruit kinds.. blackberry, peach/apricot, wildberry ect.

Never mind SORRY about that.. My message IS there.. Again SORRY!

OK thanks I seem to be having trouble starting threads. I keep getting a message that it needs checked by a moderator. But I never heard anything else so I must be doing something wrong??

I saw a thread about "sweeten" the wine. Does this mean adding more sugar or is there something you can buy to sweeten wine?

I like sweet wine & have been reading about "sweetening" wine? Is there something you buy to sweeten it or you add more sugar?? I am talking about wine made from scratch not kits. [what I am making wine from now]