Aging Non-Grape Wine

madSimonJ · Sep 24, 2016

I've made3 batches of wine so far, from various kits and supermarket fruit juices, but something I haven't done is age the wine, beyond fermentation & clearing.

Should I still be aging the wine, even though it's not a traditional grape wine?

If so, how do I know how long to leave it & what would be the difference if I do?

Thanks,

Simon

Chippy_Tea · Sep 25, 2016

The only one i have found that benefited from ageing was the original orange version as i didn't like it when it was new, all the others i have made haven't improved much if at all, having said that i have never left them for months, this is cheap and quick wine that doesn't need ageing it tastes great as soon as it is bottled so i never bother ageing.

madSimonJ · Sep 25, 2016

Chippy_Tea said:
The only one i have found that benefited from ageing was the original orange version as i didn't like it when it was new, all the others i have made haven't improved much if at all, having said that i have never left them for months, this is cheap and quick wine that doesn't need ageing it tastes great as soon as it is bottled so i never bother ageing.

I've only made wine from kits and WOW so far, so maybe none of that would have benefited any.

What about wine made from actual fruit pulp?

Personal91 · Sep 25, 2016

Chippy_Tea said:
The only one i have found that benefited from ageing was the original orange version as i didn't like it when it was new, all the others i have made haven't improved much if at all, having said that i have never left them for months, this is cheap and quick wine that doesn't need ageing it tastes great as soon as it is bottled so i never bother ageing.

Cheap and quick hehe

tonyhibbett · Sep 26, 2016

As a general rule, if it tastes good, drink it, but put some by to see if it improves. If it tastes harsh, ageing should improve it.

Mikey · Sep 26, 2016

Wine from ÃÂ£40+ kits improves greatly with age.

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