So… I have a batch of strawberry wine that I will be stabilizing any day now, ready for bottling in a couple of weeks; and, a batch of blueberry wine about a week behind the strawberry.
I’m thinking of timing them so they are both bottled on the same day, and then blending a bit for a mixed berry type of wine.
Has anybody done this before, from finished kit wine? If so, what were your results? Any thoughts on balance (i.e. proportion of strawberry to blueberry - half and half, or…?)
(I will eventually venture into making wine from scratch, and already plan to try some recipes with multiple fruits/veggies - strawberry rhubarb is high on the list, for example - but for now, I have an opportunity to play with the wine coming from these kits and I don’t want to pass it by!)
That sounds like a great idea. I never brewed a wine kit but don’t see why that would make a difference. I’ve never blended my fruit wine but have blended grape wine. Most of the commercial wine you buy is a blend. What I do is blend it in a glass first at different ratios then decide. It might be helpful to have a couple opinions.
I really like that idea - trying different proportions in a glass on bottling day and seeing what provides the best balance. I relate it to making a pie or other dish with berries, it is rarely an exact 50/50 mix that makes for the best taste. I’ll enlist my husband’s help to try a few options… I may also bottle a few in smaller 375 mL sizes that we could open and mix on the spot or something.
There’s also the thought of “what’s the worst that could happen”…?
I’ve done that with cider. My wife likes cherry cider a bit on the sweet side. I’ll take a measured amount of dry cider and dose it with incremental amounts of sweet cherry juice until she likes it. Then I end up drinking most of it. My son gives his opinion and finishes it off.
Me toying with the idea. Besides. Brewing beer. Try some wine.
Wine is fun and alot easier and less work than brewing beer. Wine requires alot more patience.
Paitence. Its easy. Can put the bottles away for a year or so. Haha. And might look good as well a wine rack. In my brew area. Do you use kits. Or. Fresh products.
@wilcolandzaat I would look into making “wine” from the natural fruits on your island. When tourism returns that’s where the money is.
I agree with @brew_cat about blending in different ratios. And, it can even be done with small, 2oz samples. First I would sample them alone and figure out which has the dominant flavor. Dose the less dominate with small portions of the more dominant until you hit your target.
Got to look in to sweet local fruits. Most are sour taste. And. Real small fruits. So. Requires. Lots of pounds of fruit. Before. Exploring. Can i use. Frozen. Grapes. Or cherry. As well to make wine. Normally i like to use frozen fruit. For my kriek style brews
Frozen fruit is great