Just that. I’ve been brewing wine for a couple of years and have never actually made it out of grapes. My first experiment was a reaction to the rutabega epidemic we had at my college and I just kind of skipped “regular” wines because these just seem more fun.
So what’s your “weirdest” wine? I could use some more ideas, and I’m just plain curious.
Mine was definitely the yarrow flower experiment–I do not recommend! I thought the astringent yarrow taste would mellow out during brewing, but that was not my experience.
I really like it… usually finishes pretty sweet with a lemony character. Especially if you can get it sparkling, it’s pretty great. Just boil it down to around 1.090 gravity, add some nutrients, chill it, aerate it, pitch your yeast, and let 'er go. The pH is pretty low and not a lot of nutrients in it, so it’s a pretty tough ferment for the yeasties. Clears up beautifully. My last batch was almost eiswein sweetness, but really nice chilled.