In 1962, my high school chemistry teacher explained how to make wine out of grape juice. Soon after that, my mother noticed fruit flies in the house and traced them to my bedroom where she found a 1 gallon jug with Welch’s Grape Juice and about 2 pounds of sugar bubbling away. The Baker’s Yeast gave my first batch of wine a characteristic bouquet I will never forget, but it was fun and wine making became a lifelong hobby.
For over 11 years, I lived in upstate New York and enjoyed the hobby with great enthusiasm. With 20 gallon oak barrels, local New York grapes and imported grapes from California, I made some wines that I thought were good.
Now, retired and living on the North Carolina, I do not have a wine cellar, the 20 gallon barrels or the wine press and crusher. But I still enjoy the hobby using the convenient 5 to 6 gallon wine kits. The body of the wine is not as robust as using fresh grape but a vast improvement over my first batch in 1962.
For over 11 years, I lived in upstate New York and enjoyed the hobby with great enthusiasm. With 20 gallon oak barrels, local New York grapes and imported grapes from California, I made some wines that I thought were good.
Now, retired and living on the North Carolina, I do not have a wine cellar, the 20 gallon barrels or the wine press and crusher. But I still enjoy the hobby using the convenient 5 to 6 gallon wine kits. The body of the wine is not as robust as using fresh grape but a vast improvement over my first batch in 1962.
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