Casual winemaker

[PossumPie]

I mostly make wine from my parents excess grapes. Unfortunately they just have Concords which aren't the best grape. I'm hoping to start a small arbor with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir grapes. I've also made dandelion wine. I do it casually for fun, but have all the equipment to make bottle, etc. my batches.

 

[Ohio Bob]

Welcome to WMT!

If your lucky enough to live near wood lines, wild blackberries are free and make a decent wine/port, as well as being something you can blend into red grape wines. I’ve never tried blending into whites to make a nice summer cold sipper.

 

[PossumPie]

Welcome to WMT!

If your lucky enough to live near wood lines, wild blackberries are free and make a decent wine/port, as well as being something you can blend into red grape wines. I’ve never tried blending into whites to make a nice summer cold sipper.

I have tons of Blackberries/mulberries on my property, but usually give them as a treat to my chickens who will kill each other fighting over them. My wife likes me to make her some blackberry jam occasionally, but I may set some aside next year to ferment...basically, if it has carbohydrates and/or sugar, I can ferment it. I've done beer from grains, wine from flowers/grapes, and If it were legal I'd love to try to distill some potatoes. But that is another forum...

 

[sour_grapes]

Welcome to WMT!

 

[winemaker81]

Welcome to WMT!

The list of things we cannot ferment is shorter than the list of things we can ...

Go to the grape growers forum and read anything of interest on the first page. You'll find many things of interest and use, and the more you know before you start, the better.

 

[Rice_Guy]

welcome to WMT

Concord has nice aromatics therefore makes a good base for wine. However concord is lacking on tannins. My favorite concord is put together with elderberry which is a good tannin source. I could see doing the same by buying skin packs to mix in the wine.