Pear Wine

[Zog]

I have two pear trees in my front yard, a Bartlett and a Comice. The Comice had excellent fruit this year and I was able to make three gallons of wine from my own fruit for the first time. Long, slow, cool fermentation. Final numbers: 12% abv, 3.4 pH and 1.006 sg. It was a challenge to get it to stop fermenting with a little sweetness remaining. But I think it's the best wine I've made.

 

[Julie]

Looks good, like the labels but why would just ferment to dry then backsweeten?

 

[Zog]

Looks good, like the labels but why would just ferment to dry then backsweeten?

I believe it tastes much better.

 

[jamesngalveston]

I love pears, only made one batch...Plan to make a big one this summer...
Bartletts here are on sale for about 1.29 a lb...
Think 45 lbs will make a nice 3 gallon batch...

 

[olusteebus]

sounds real good. What taste characteristics does it have. Is it more like a chardonnay or riesling, sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc?

 

[Zog]

sounds real good. What taste characteristics does it have. Is it more like a chardonnay or riesling, sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc?

It is more like Sauvignon Blanc than anything else, but with the sweetness of semi-dry Riesling and a nice tart finish.

 

[olusteebus]

I may try that next year.