Just started getting back (properly) into winemaking after almost 18 years. Many years ago I dabble a bit around, but since I'm not really a great wine drinker I never fully got into it.
My taste buds didn't change, but I realised that I really like dessert wines and since my boyfriend/partner loves to drink wine we decided to give it a go again.
While he started with wine kits, I tried my hands on sweet wines/dessert-type styles and we soon realised that the so-called country wines (although taking longer to 'mature') are the ones we're really interested in.
At the moment we have A LOT of fruit wines either in the fermenting or maturing stage, such as banana, plum, spiced plum, ribena, pineapple, nectarine, grapefruit, different flavoured juices, etc.
I have a couple of Sauternes fermenting and another couple of dessert-style wines in the shed already maturing - and after the first tasting I'm thinking that this might go well - albeit I have to wait now aaaages..... but I really don't mind that! :-)
I'm always open for recipe suggesting for dessert wines and look forward trying them out!
KayB
My taste buds didn't change, but I realised that I really like dessert wines and since my boyfriend/partner loves to drink wine we decided to give it a go again.
While he started with wine kits, I tried my hands on sweet wines/dessert-type styles and we soon realised that the so-called country wines (although taking longer to 'mature') are the ones we're really interested in.
At the moment we have A LOT of fruit wines either in the fermenting or maturing stage, such as banana, plum, spiced plum, ribena, pineapple, nectarine, grapefruit, different flavoured juices, etc.
I have a couple of Sauternes fermenting and another couple of dessert-style wines in the shed already maturing - and after the first tasting I'm thinking that this might go well - albeit I have to wait now aaaages..... but I really don't mind that! :-)
I'm always open for recipe suggesting for dessert wines and look forward trying them out!
KayB