Lemon Wine Recipe – Fresh & Fragrant
Lemon wine brings to mind a drink that is refreshing and perfect to sip on a warm evening.
The trouble with making such a drink is that lemons are, of course, really acidic and require a lot of dilution to bring about a fermentable…
Pomegranate Wine Recipe – Bright, Crisp Red Wine
Pomegranate is a peculiar fruit and when I was thinking about making a pomegranate wine all I could think about was all those seeds. Fear not, this recipe is really simple to make and results in a great wine that is tannic and refreshing…
Rosehip Wine Recipe – Wild, Delicate Rose Wine
Rosehips are the fruit of the rose plant and although they are bright red and full of hairy pips which need to be removed they are edible (or drinkable). Rosehip wine is one of the best country wines especially in the range of fruits that…
Mango Wine Recipe – Tropical & Golden Wine
Mango is one of my favourite fruits. I love that tropical, sweet, juicy flavour and although I have used it in beer and mead I have hadn’t made a mango wine until recently.
Mango wine is bright, golden yellow and has that tropical…
Quince Wine Recipe – Bright, Refreshing White Wine
Quince is not a great looking fruit, looking like a lumpy apple, pear hybrid. It does, however, make a fantastic tasting wine. Quince is a hard, almost inedible fruit until they are cooked and they turn soft, sweet and taste like a cross…
Kiwi Wine Recipe – Fruity, Tropical White Wine
Kiwi fruit is surprisingly inexpensive and they are available year-round so they make a great fruit wine when everything else is out of season.
Kiwi wine is never going to be as popular as something like strawberry wine but in…
Watermelon Wine Recipe – Fresh, Fruity & Refreshing
A watermelon wine is a tricky balancing act. You need to balance the delicate flavour and enhance the aroma that would be lost if the wine is too dry. This watermelon wine recipe has had multiple iterations and will show you how to make…
Carrot Wine Recipe – Light & Delicate Root Wine
I know vegetable wines have a severe image problem but when you try this carrot wine you will change your mind.
When you think about it some vegetables can be intensely sweet. Beetroot, parsnip, carrots are vegetables that contain a…
Cranberry Wine Recipe – Bright And Fruity
Cranberries are tart, sour and rarely eaten raw, however, fresh cranberries when in season or even frozen cranberries make great wine.
Cranberry Wine Year Round
Cranberries in my part of the world are most associated with Christmas…
Beetroot Wine Recipe
Beetroot wine is not as peculiar as it may sound. I think a lot of vegetable wines have a bad reputation that isn't wholly deserved.
Beetroot wine doesn't evoke the same fruity, delicious thoughts as perhaps a blackberry wine but…