Hello all, I've got some girlfriends coming over this evening to taste-test some of my wines. We're going to try some of my wines which have been sitting and maturing like dandelion, watermelon, and maybe some cherry or raspberry. Since, I'm not sure what they are going to taste like, I hope to get some good feedback in order to make them better the next time. I have my Welch's/Old Orchard frozen concentrate wines in reserve for later on. I've been looking forward to having enough wine in stock to be able to do this.... Happy times! Darlene ;o)
Yes, please share the results of the party. Interested in the assessment of the dandelion wine especially. I have a batch aging/clearing in the basement and I've heard mixed opinions of this wine.
Did this wonderful feedback event influence or cause any revisions in your future recipes? If so what are they?
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I would say the feedback reinforced most of my own observations. For example, I will always make my Apple-cherry wine (from Old Orchard frozen concentrate) - I have received so many compliments on that wine, that I will continue to make it. The Apple-cherry is a beginner recipe, but it tastes better at 1 1/2 yrs and even better at 2 years old. Gotta wait. I tried to make my 2nd batch of dandelion sweeter, so if that tastes better then I will try Dandelion wine in the spring of 2005. If not, then I won't make it. I did make watermelon again, and I think that will be a better wine just because I learned a lot from the first time. But that wine would probably taste a bit better if it were a bit sweeter too. I have already decided to make my cherry wine out of sweet cherries, not Door County tart cherries. I'm also going to go out to a thrift store and pick up some smaller wine glasses (3-4 oz size) for my next tasting party. The big wine glasses I had were just to big to taste, especially if someone didn't like the wine. During my latest trip to my wine-making shop, I found these tasting corks for my next get-together. Should work really well when I'm opening a number of bottles. Yep, it was fun. Darlene
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