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Three year old Sambuca with flower heads over 12" across. I may have a new cultivar here. (Eastern Ontario) http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=37848&stc=1&d=1500660089 I am guessing that missing berries are the result of lack of pollination.

"Zest is my ultimate favorite fixer upper" That's the tooth paste? :)

They told me that it freezes well,my plan was to make four batches and use the whole jug. I also made some vino with there elderberry syrup as a tweek (with some fresh berries as well) -have not tried it yet but it has a unique boquet that reminds me somewhat of Teaberry gum! I will do these again.

I added two cups of blackberry concentrate from homewinery to a costo merlot, added oak staves and chips, corrected acidity and added usual suspects (pectic enzyme). Volume adjusted to a hair over 6 gallons. SG 1.01. At six months old it is among the best wines I have ever tasted and certainly...

I am reading a book called The Herbalist by Joseph E. Meyer (1918). There is a section in this book Called "Botanicals Used in Wines, Cordials, Whiskey, Bitters , Etc. I can not get my scanner to cooperate so it will be typing practice. "Lemon Grass : Used to give a delicate fragrance to...

I was lamenting the passing of the last bottle of elderberry merlot and not enthused about drinking the Sweet and Sour Cabernet that was disappointing a couple of months ago.. I home roasted some Appalachian white oak strips and put them in the carboys of the cabernet and in the carboys of...

First of all I would like to thank Joeswine and all the others who have helped me down this path. I am using Argentia Ridge products from Costco in Canada. My greatest success was with their Merlot (downsized to 5 gallons) then adding steam juiced elderberries, tannin, acid blend, and pectin...