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Winter wine ingredients
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:14 pm
by possum
Here in NZ we are in the middle of winter.
I have a stack load of apples to use up, but apple wine on its own is tasteless
Is there anything I can pick at this time of year to add flavour?
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:33 pm
by red
middle of winter.....
do you have sloes?
parsnip wine is sposed to be good....
apple and ginger? ok you would have to buy the ginger i guess....
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:42 pm
by possum
No, I don't think we have sloes, at least not around here anyway
I have ginger growing, but it is not big enough to dig up yet, but maybe worth buying some if it makes a nice wine
Dam, just about to answer my own question - I have just remembered I froze a load of elderberries
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:57 am
by frozenthunderbolt
any combination of Rubarb, ginger root (fresh not powdered) and rasins/sultanas or even better if you can find em are muscatels.
a bit of cinomon stick can also be nice. Dried elderflowers also go well with apple to make a delicate and floral wine, as does dried jasmine flowers.