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Tag: Homemade Wine

Haiku: Fermenter’s Fantasies

10 March 2020 ~ Carrie ~ 1 Comment

Part of the fun of fermenting is being creative, and when you’re moving nascent wine to a secondary and you see this…well, it merits capture not only in a photo, but in verse. Art is everywhere, if you look for it.

Update: Black Locust Wine

30 July 2019 ~ Carrie

It’s finally time to bottle and sample the much-anticipated (at least by me) Black Locust wine! Yes, the fragrant flowers are edible – in fact, I recently saw a post for fritters made from them that sounded delightful. Like tempura? But back to the wine…

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Winecraft: Black Plum Wine

24 July 20192 January 2022 ~ Carrie ~ 2 Comments

Ever tried plum wine? While the flavor of some wines barely suggest their ingredients, plum is not one of them – good plum wine just tastes of juicy plums.

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Update: Cheeky Chickweed Wine

25 June 2019 ~ Carrie

Now that the chickweed wine‘s been bottled, a sampling is a must!

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Winecraft: Daring Daylily

22 June 2019 ~ Carrie ~ 2 Comments

They grow here…

It’s that time of year again: daylilies are blooming. I see them in yards, along the road, and, best of all, growing in several spots on my own property. And those fiery orange blooms are just asking to become a unique country wine!

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Winecraft: Black Locust Flower

22 May 2019 ~ Carrie ~ 1 Comment

On hot May nights, an enchanting perfume wafts through the still air. What is this alluring fragrance? The sweet scent comes from the creamy blooms of the Black Locust tree. When an edible flower smells that lovely, it surely must make a sensational wine!

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