Oranges To Wine

Jan 30, 2011 2 Replies

I have an orange tree full of oranges. But in the San Francisco bay area it never gets hot enough for long enough for them to get sweet. Is it still possible to make wine from them?


I expect you can get it to work. Use Jack Keller's 1 gal. recipes linked below as a starter, and measure the Specific Gravity/Brix of the must to determine if any additional sugar is needed.

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You might think about using your oranges to make the Italian arancello, a very nice digestive. Here is a link to a recipe:

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Neil

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