oak chips in strawberry

I have never had a strawberry wine that was oaked. There is probably a reason. Strawberry is a delicate fruit and you usually want the taste of the strawberries to dominate. Also strawberry wine is not usually aged very long. It is noted for going down hill in a year or two while you usually want oak wines to age for quite a while.

But then, hell, what to I know. If you have several gallons, try oaking a gallon and see how you like it. You are crafting wine for yourself after all, not me.

Ray

I wouldn't think so - and I _like_ oak in most of my wines.

The best batch of strawberry wine I ever tasted was one my sister made. As I recall, she added banana to it, and I'm positive she used honey for a lot of the sugar. I suppose that (honey) makes it a melomel, technically.

Tom S