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Re: dandelion wine

From what I've read dandelion wine is drinkable after being in the bottle for a year. I don't know that I would let it age any longer. Most of us have a tough time keeping our wine for a year or longer...we like to sample a lot. It may or may not be drinkable.... Does it look like there was any leaking through the cork? If you open it; I would smell it first, see if it smells like vinegar - if it does then it is not drinkable. Check how it looks in a glass - I suppose you'd be looking for a clear wine without a lot of sediment. I guess I would taste a small sip and see if it tastes good...then it is up to you. 21 years is a long time, I'd be interested to see what the veteran winemakers on this site have to say. If you do, please let us know. I just made my second batch of dandelion wine, and I have not even tried my first batch yet. Darlene

I have fallen into possessing a 21 year old bottle of dandelion wine. > I had never heard of this stuff before, and don't know much about it > other than the standard recipes google gives. Is it OK to drink now? > Should I sit on it as an investment? It is homemade. > > Any advice is appreciated. > > Peace, > > -Pink > > -- > "Chewin' alligator meat live cow steak > sittin' on old newspapers by the kitchen sink" > --"Neighbors Next Door", Dr. Dooom
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Dar V
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This year I tasted homemade wine that was made in 1962. It had turned to vinagar but what a mellow, smooth taste it had.

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james

Never heard of dandelion wine? Sacrilege...!

It probably is homemade. Very little of it is made commercially.

As an investment, it probably has very little to no value. It normally is not made with heavy acid and tannin required to promote longevity.

The longest I have ever kept a dandelion wine (I simply overlooked it) was 4 years. It was terrific. But 21 years is a long time. Open it, smell it, pour some, examine it, sniff it, and sip. That's the only way you'll know.

Jack Keller, The Winemaking Home Page

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Jack Keller

Well, I have in possession a few bottles of elderberry wine which is 23 years old. It is quite spectacular apart from the extremely cloudy appearance, large amount of sediment and the painful (aesthetically speaking) light damage. It tastes very good though!! If I were you I would just go and open the stuff and drink it! Please let us know the results.

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danthemen

I have a friend who knows someone that stumbled onto a case of dandelion

20yrs old and it was good still. As for the guy who says its ready to drink after a year, I tried my first batch right after bottling and it was incredible! But I imagine it will still get better. I have one left from last year and Im hoping to sit on this years for a while. Dave

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Medicdave72

Tannin, acid, alcohol, sulfites.

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Jack Keller

It is probably home made which means it is illegal to sell in the US so if you live here it is probably worthless as an investment. However, there is value and there is value. It may be valuable to you personally to keep as a keep sake.

I am sure it is not going to improve with further aging. White wines are generally best drunk within a window of time. I suspect that if this wine has not turned to vinegar, it will have lost most of it's dandelion character. But I could be wrong. If I were you, I would have some wine making friends over (they are the ones who will appreciate it even if it is bad) and open it. By the way, where do you live? ;o)

There are no pathogens that live in wine so it will not make you sick. It may not taste good but you will not get sick.

If you do open it, let us know how it is.

Ray

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Ray

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