You could try by making a wine with your own fruit. Rhubarb, strawberry, elderflower (champagne) and pineapple make very nice and simple wines. A good blog I found recently was called www.lovelygreens.com - you'll just love how simple it is ; -) enjoy.
Yes sugar with rhubarb for max 3 days. Then strain syrup into another bucket. Make up your water, pour into syrup let cool. Add yeast and nutrient. Cover for 5 days. Etc etc