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Making Fresh Fruit Wines

There is no need for me to mention the enormous popularity this branch of home wine-making enjoys, or that countless thousands of people all over the world embark with tremendous enthusiasm each summer upon turning wild fruits and surplus garden fruits into wines fit to grace the tables of a banqueting hall. Just let me say that, no matter how advanced methods become and how easily obtainable special ingredients for wine making are, there will always be in the hearts of everyone a place for the true country wines, for they have that indefinable ’something’ which sets them apart from all others, a uniqueness that cannot be found in any other wine either commercial or home produced.

The methods I use myself are described here, and although they are the simplest and the surest ever evolved, it is necessary to point out the complications that arise if these methods are not used.

Years ago and, I am very sorry to say, even today many thousands of unfortunate home wine makers are following methods which advocate: ‘crush the fruits, add the water and leave to ferment’. Other methods advise boiling the fruits. In both cases disappointment is almost a certainty, and this is why:

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There might have been times when you’ve had cheese your wine, but have you ever had cheese tasting wine? Have you ever really tasted the unique flavors of the wine that are brought about as a result of having cheese with the wine?
If you’ve never been to a wine tasting then there’s a good chance that you’ve never thought about it before this. That doesn’t mean you need to ignore it altogether though. After having cheese tasting wine and identifying its many unique flavors will have an added dimension for you to enjoy.

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No matter what the situation may be, chances are good that gourmet food baskets are the perfect gift. There are many reasons why this type of gift works for almost any occasion and for almost any person. If you are stuck in a situation where you don’t know what to get someone, this may be something that you want to consider. Though they may cost a little more than some other gifts you may buy, they are well worth the price or the trouble you might have to go to.

Matching the right chocolate and wine is an important consideration, though. Just like a steak should be paired with a strong red wine, chocolate should also be paired with an appropriate taste. It sounds simple perhaps, but there are so many kinds of chocolate; the best gifts incorporating wine and chocolate are ones that carefully pair two complementing tastes with one another.

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A wine of the month gift club membership is the gift that keeps giving month after month. Not only will this wine gift impress its recipient but it will send a little “reminder� each month of how much you care as a new bottle of wine is delivered to the lucky recipient. The gift of sending wine every month is not a new concept – fruit of the month clubs have been very popular for decades.

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Successful pairing depends on matching strengths; just like a dry red wine is best paired with a rich steak, a dry red wine should be paired with something that’s equally hearty when it comes to chocolate.  A chocolate and wine gift that has a dry red wine should have a very dark chocolate with it in order to get good complementing tastes.

1)    A chocolate that is much heavier in cocoa than in sugar is the only kind of chocolate that is going to stand up to the robust flavor of a dry red wine.

2)    A rose wine is best paired with a milder chocolate such as white chocolate or chocolate with almonds or hazelnuts.

3)    A wine gift with milk chocolate can be paired with a dry white wine.

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If you want to make wine there is no excuse for not doing so: you need neither license nor cellar and the utensils may already be in your house, flat or caravan -for wine may be made in the smallest of places. To make a couple of gallons of wine is no more bother than to bake a tray of cakes or pickle a few jars of onions, and in comparison the rewards of your labours are far more pleasurable.

A word of warning: The fact that home-made wines do not exceed fourteen per cent (by volume) of alcohol leads the uninitiated to believe that they can drink un­limited quantities without it having effect upon them. How wrong they are! It is a saying in country districts that ‘home-made wine is all right when you know how to drink it*. The unsuspected kick in home-made wines has to be felt to be believed. Drink home-made wine as you would drink neat whisky.

Before we begin, I ought to say that two people using the same recipes do not necessarily turn out identical wines any more than they would turn out identical sponge-cakes by using the same mixture. Why? The answer lies, probably, in the fact that one may make a good cup of tea while the other does not, but - tea, sponge-cake or wine - there is always someone to like it the way you have made it.

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Gourmet vinegars have the kind of intense fruitiness, acid balance and long finish you would expect from a good wine, like late harvest Riesling. Some Italian producers make terrific vinegar with an acetic acid level low enough to qualify it as an after-dinner drink. Not to mention raspberry vinegar, bursting with ripe fruit. For example, a tablespoon of Moscato wine in a glass of seltzer made a refreshing drink, as did some Spanish Unio Moscatel vinegar in seltzer.

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Many people today not only partake of wine but many have also become wine collectors. This tasty hobby, once attributed only to kings and monks, has become commonplace in average American homes. But there is nothing average about this hobby. Connoisseurs of fine wines find they not only love to sip the beverage, they also want to build a collection of fine wines just like any other hobbyist…

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The simple methods described here are designed for beginners who do not know where to begin and for those with some experience who frequently run into difficulties and disappointments.

The making of top-quality wines is absurdly simple, yet not quite so simple that we can be careless about it. Too many people are still following granny’s methods fermenting in uncovered vessels, allowing fruit mixtures to ferment of their own accord, leaving bottles of fermenting wines corked loosely (the three main causes of ruined wines), while others are still preparing their fruits and other ingredients in a manner which nine times out of ten produces cloudy, acid wines that more often than not find their way down the drain. If readers’ previous attempts have not been up to expectations there is a reason. This will be found within these pages as well as the essential, yet simple, information that ensures success in making what is, surely, the finest home product on earth.

In my lectures and in my wine articles which appear in magazines, I repeatedly make it clear that I am an advocate of simplicity. There are many highly complicated scientific and chemical aspects underlying amateur wine-making. A few home operators begin to dabble in these, so that, to them, wine-making becomes a grueling test of knowledge and skill. Expensive laboratory equipment becomes necessary as does some experience in laboratory techniques and from then on all pleasures are lost in a worrying maze of technicalities.
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When you are talking about ice wine, there are two very different terms to think about. You maybe thinking about the way that wine can be served over ice, or you maybe thinking about the way that wine was made years ago.

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Having a glass of wine with dinner or as a nightcap is a wonderful way to unwind after a long day. However, many people avoid opening a new bottle just because they know that the product won’t be finished in one evening. Wine bottle stoppers can be used to keep the product fresh for future use. Proper wine preservation is very important in keeping the product at its peak. The manufacturers of this popular beverage take great care in producing an outstanding vintage. It is only logical that an avid wine enthusiast invest in at least one or two wine bottle stoppers for his collection of varietals.

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I have never understood the phenomenon of happy hour. Every restaurant or bar I visit seems to put an emphasis on drawing customers in for happy hour. Most of the time there are free drinks, or half-price drinks, for those who will visit an establishment during certain hours. These hours are always earlier in the day, usually around four, five, or six p.m.

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Many of us love to have guests over for lunch or dinner. We plan special, elegant and tasty meals that will delight our guests. We will have a selection of appetizers and drinks that our guests can indulge themselves with until it is time to eat. The only problem that we seem to have with entertaining is that we seldom have space in our refrigerators to keep our wines and other beverages cool. The Magic Chef Wine Cooler can provide us with the answer that we need …
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There are several “dos” and some very definite “don’ts” when it comes to cooking with alcohol. But, why do it? This article discusses using alcohol in cooking to enhance the flavor and texture of cuisine and contains a handy reference chart. Bon apetit! (Or should we say, “bottom up”!) You decide.

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Having a glass of wine every now and then is a great way to accent a special dinner or spend a few moments relaxing with. There are many different kinds and brands of wines to choose from. The two most common wines are the white wine and the red wine. If you are someone who takes their passion for wine seriously, then you know that there are certain wine glasses for these two flavors.

Jacob’s Creek is among a number of wineries emerging into the mainstream of wine enthusiasts around the world. The past two decades have witnessed a revolution of Australian wines storming across the seas and into our homes. Some of the most popular wines yielded by the great country are produced by Jacob’s Creek.

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Some people just collect the wine bottle that the wine is sold with instead of the actual wine. There are a lot of people who like to decorate their home with these fancy bottles. This is something that people take pride in and love to do as their hobby.

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Two of my friends, for instance, live together but prefer very different whites.  One loves the Pinot Grigio line and the other a good, moderately-priced Sauvignon.  So I can go with one of the wine of the month clubs that sned out one white and one red each month, or I can choose the exact vintner, flavor, etc. to be sent.

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