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[Jonboy6692.ja]

I'm John from Iowa. I've made wine off and on since 1972. My winemaking hobby was ended when I got nasal polyps. I could not smell or taste. Now a miracle, "Dupixent " , a drug that came along gave me back ability to smell and taste. I make fruit wines from recipes, not worried about technical aspects and scientific equipment.

 

[ChuckD]

I'm John from Iowa. I've made wine off and on since 1972. My winemaking hobby was ended when I got nasal polyps. I could not smell or taste. Now a miracle, "Dupixent " , a drug that came along gave me back ability to smell and taste. I make fruit wines from recipes, not worried about technical aspects and scientific equipment.

Welcome to WMT. Good for you! Enjoy restarting your hobby.

 

[vinny]

I'm John from Iowa. I've made wine off and on since 1972. My winemaking hobby was ended when I got nasal polyps. I could not smell or taste. Now a miracle, "Dupixent " , a drug that came along gave me back ability to smell and taste. I make fruit wines from recipes, not worried about technical aspects and scientific equipment.

I can't even imagine what a blessing that is for you. Congratulations!

Welcome to WMT. There is plenty of good advice and interesting conversation to be had.

 

[Jovimaple]

Welcome to WMT!

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

I can't even imagine what a blessing that is for you. Congratulations!

Welcome to WMT. There is plenty of good advice and interesting conversation to be had.

Dupixent is a tremendous blessing.

 

[Rice_Guy]

Welcome to Wine Making Talk, from someone who likes fruit wines and the science stuff.

 

[BigDaveK]

Welcome to WMT!
That's incredible! I can't even imagine how your life has changed!

 

[David Violante]

Fantastic! Welcome to WMT!

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

Fantastic! Welcome to WMT!

Thank you!. I appreciate the welcome.

 

[David Violante]

What are you going to be making now that you’re back in? There are a lot of friendly folks here and a ton of great experiences and information. Looking forward to hearing what you’re up to~

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

David. Thank you for asking!
Just yesterday I researched how to tell the difference between raspberry and blackberry plants. I know now!
I know of a place where both grow wild. I will make wines from each.

 

[David Violante]

Sounds great… I’ve made a few BlackBerry wines. No raspberry ones yet… they don’t seem to make it too long before being eaten…. Are they blackberries or black caps?

 

[Ohio Bob]

I have wild blackberries in my wood line. I usually make a blackberry port, one year I did try a straight wine. You will find lots of good info here.

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

Sounds great… I’ve made a few BlackBerry wines. No raspberry ones yet… they don’t seem to make it too long before being eaten…. Are they blackberries or black caps?

I don't know.

 

[David Violante]

Black raspberries are hollow when you pull them off, and blackberries / blackcaps are solid and usually bigger. My bad for reading too fast, I thought you had black raspberries! Either way they are great… I’ve also made a great blackberry and rosemary jam… yum!

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

Thank you for responding. They are black raspberries.

 

[David Violante]

They totally wouldn’t make it to the wine making proceas… I would be eating them too fast… LOL

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

They totally wouldn’t make it to the wine making proceas… I would be eating them too fast… LOL

I understand you David. Have a good day!

 

[TechAdmin]

Hello John, welcome. That's great to hear, congratulations. What about grape wines?

 

[Jonboy6692.ja]

Hello John, welcome. That's great to hear, congratulations. What about grape wines?

I don't have access to grapes. I would have to look around in my area. Thank you for the welcome.