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Blackberry wine seems to be especially susceptible to oxidation. I made some fabulous wine, but didn't keep a close enough eye on the water in the bubbler. The air got in, and now there's a strange aftertaste from the oxidation.

recipe for fig wine Figs? What's your recipe?

Recipe: Elderberries, still on clusters, in a bucket....cover with one part sugar for each part berries (by volume). The sugar will draw out the juice without crushing. Take juice, add to fermenter, add more sugar, pitch yeast. When bubbling stops, bottle or jug.

I've got several batches of elderberry wine that I've made over the last few years. Two batches have fermented down to extremely dry. The problem is that they're also so astringent that you cannot drink them. When you swallow, it actually causes pain in your swallowing parts. Another...