Mango Blueberry

[angus3334]

Anybody here made a blueberry mango wine?
Have a lot of blueberries in the freezer and have a few hundred lbs of
mangos going to waste. Thought I might try mixing the two.
Any thoughts on this? Will try a straight batch of mango as well.

 

[GrandpasFootsteps]

Anybody here made a blueberry mango wine?
Have a lot of blueberries in the freezer and have a few hundred lbs of
mangos going to waste. Thought I might try mixing the two.
Any thoughts on this? Will try a straight batch of mango as well.

Go for it. I haven't done it. The mango blend I just finished was the favorite at the party. I'm thinking of doing a mango kiwi. I'll taste you wine for you and give my humble opinion.

 

[Angie]

There is a good article in the current issue of Winemaker Mag...mango blends well with gooseberry, nectarine, peach, pineapple, strawberry or you can add apple, banana, citrus, pear or rhubard. No mention of blueberry and mango. The article was written by Jack Keller and he does mention that some wines just do not go together very well - his expample was pineapple and blueberry.

As a test run you might just want to do each wine separately and try blending small amounts. Blueberry seems to go better with a heavier red, imo

Quote from the article: "Blueberry wine is a fine blender for dark fruit, either citric or malic. Blueberry wine is perceived as heavy in the mouth, and for that reason it serves to anchor and tame more vibrant wines made with malic fruit or berries"

 

[Julie]

I say go for it. Make them as two separate wines and blend after fermentation. I would think you would need more mango than blueberry in the blend. Test some out in a glass to get the right amounts.

 

[angus3334]

I think I like the idea of blending after fermentation !

Have some pears and some strawberries in the freezer, might give some of them a try.

 

[Julie]

LOL, while I don't always do it this way, blending after does give you more control on the flavor.

 

[roadwarriorsvt]

Hey angus, just wondering: Do mangos grow well up in Ontario? You said you have a couple hundred pounds going to waste so I'm guessing they do. I've always thought of mangos as a very warm climate fruit. Also, any fast way of peeling & getting the meat off the seed?

 

[angus3334]

Mangos don't grow here in Ontario. I own a trucking company that trucks fresh produce out of Mexico. We had a couple of skids of mangos rejected from loblaws so I figured to do something with them.

 

[roadwarriorsvt]

That makes sense. I think making mango wine is a great use for the mangos. You could really go heavy on the number of pounds per gallon if you feel like peeling that many! Good luck.