scottab said:So i'll ask anyway, can wine, good wine be made from 100% fruit juice sold in the grocery store? Any drawbacks? What should i avoid?
I've made a cherry/apple/black currant wine with grocery store juices. It turned out to be one of the best wines I've ever made, VERY TASTY! And it only took a year of bulk aging to get good.
Regards, GF.
Yikes!! 1 year bulk aging? hmmmm i guess if i'm going to consider this i need to look into another fermenter or even a cask.
Yes, you definitely need a bulk container for aging. By cask, if you mean barrel, you need to be prepared for sealing-maintaining, etc. Plus, you would really want a neutral barrel for bulk aging. Many people prefer glass carboys for bulk aging, and many use the BetterBottle, or similar, carboys for bulk aging. I use bucket for primary, carboys for the rest of it. And one year is common, even longer if you make mead.
Lots of people make good wine from Welches concord and Niagra, I like to get most of the sugar from the concentrate cans, up to a point you can add more than what is required to make a grape drink, but if you go to far the acids will become high, but since its tartaric it can be cold precipitated out or you can even do a little MLF. We got carried away on our last batch and had to do both and I think its not only good but great. Add a little oak. Now you have a good wine, or even a great wine, its your taste that matters. WVMJ
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