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Additives Thanks, Wade, for your input. The feature I like about the Franzia box, which is not a feature of the spigoted box in the link, is that the box holds a collapsible bag that does not allow air to enter, so the wine stays fresh - a brilliant feature. Bill

Trying to keep it simple... and cheap... Thanks again, for your helpful replies. I found the ad below (I won't tell you from what site or manufacturer) and in looking at it appears that most of this stuff is unnecessary, including all of the additives, such as "yeast nutrient" (which I...

Wow - great responses Ok, so if I buy the equipment (including bottles), and get the fruit for free, am I correct that the only ongoing expense is yeast? Does anyone have any tips on growing one's own yeast culture? Or do you just use the ubiquitous yeast as our forefathers did? Thanks!

Has anyone had any experience approaching a grocery store and asking for their old, unsalable fruit? It seems that overripe fruit would be perfect for making wine.