[txlbbguy]

After doing a few of the flavored kit wines, it seemed to me that they were making a fast low alcohol wine that was drinkable when it was finished simply by adding a "flavor pack". This flavor pack tasted to me simply like a flavored syrup...so I have tried my own attempt at this without a kit and with great success.

First, I made an apple wine from apple juice concentrate. After it has settled and cleared, I added a bottle of Tourani's Caramel Syrup I purchased from World Market. It has been aging for six months and I tried a bottle last night and it is amazing! It does have a very distinctive caramel apple taste. I was not sure how the flavor would be after aging, but so far its great. Has anyone else tried this? My other blend was a Cranberry wine made from the frozen cranberry concentrate, then adding a bottle of the Tourani Pomegranite syrup. It tasted great when I bottled it, so I am anxious to try one of those soon as well. My next idea was to do a basic white wine recipe with the Welches White grape juice and add a bottle of strawberry syrup at bottling. So far im getting great results with about half the cost of a kit, but higher alcohol content and a better body wine. Anyone else ever try this crazy idea? if so, how did it turn out?

[seth8530]

Im sure your not the first one to do it but I salute your work and hope that you carry on and keep us updated

[Tom]

1st WELCOME!
Now just watch what we make. There are many here that do alot from scratch. Look under "RECIPIES" for "different" wines.

[Minnesotamaker]

Your blend sounds interesting. How does the caramel apple compare to the real thing? The reason I ask is this: some flavors we recognize as blended flavors (e.g. cherry-cola, lemon-lime, chocolate-milk). Other flavors are a complex combination of two distinct flavors (e.g. pie and ice cream, french fries and ketchup, potatoes and gravy). I would put the caramel apple flavor in the "complex combination" catagory with two distinct flavor profiles that go well together. Are you able to capture both profiles individually, but together?

[countrygirl]

this sounds delicious! please keep us updated.

[txlbbguy]

Lon, I would agree...this is more of a combination of complex flavor where both have distinctive notes. At this point I can clearly identify the apple flavor and the caramel flavor but they do combine very well. I will update after it ages for a year to see how it tastes at that point. I can say my friend who does not drink wine tasted it and was ready for a bottle to take with him!

[txlbbguy]

I bottled this wine back in late spring, so it has only had the chance to age for a few months, but I had to open a bottle this last weekend for some friends that were dying to try it. I have to say that it already tastes amazing! Several people tried it who do not normally drink wine and they loved it. I will put the recipe up if anyone wants it...but it was just basically the recipe for apple wine using the frozen concentrate juice and then adding a bottle of the Tourani Caramel Apple syrup at bottling. I will update again closer to the holidays when I hope that it goes over really big!

[winemaker_3352]

I did the same thing added in the Tourani Caramel Apple syrup but i used crab apples - i also added in cinnamon sticks and a vanilla bean - smells great!!

[Kemo]

sounds great! seems like you would even be able to get a pie flavor from adding some cinnimon sticks!

[tcavan01]

txlbbguy, how much wine did you start with and how much syrup did you add to it?