Has anyone made a Marguis Wine?

[Runningwolf]

I just came into 6 gallons of Marguis Juice freshly pressed. Has anyone else made this wine and how did you finish it? Did you blend or add anything to it?

 

[Julie]

Well I haven't but I looked this up and by it's description it makes a good wine. Do you have grapes or juice? I would make this a sweet wine, bactsweeten to 1.010 and I don't think I would have the abv higher than 11%

 

[grapeman]

Dan it is a low acid grape here and is rather bland tasting compared to most of the whites I make. I think it would make a dandy juice, but I am not sure of wine made with it. Give it a shot and fill us in how it turns out.

 

[Julie]

grapeman, thanks for that post, you know when you research things online you get the glory not always the reality. I believe Dan got these grapes free, so when it is free it is always game to make wine out of

 

[Runningwolf]

Thanks Julie and Rich. Rich, yes it is fresh juice. Julie, that is exactly what I was planning on going for in specific gravity. I understand one winery that uses this grape out west makes it a semi-sweet. Being low in acid might also make it a good candidate for a blender with some of my crabapple that is real high in acid (just thinking out loud).

 

[Julie]

Thanks Julie and Rich. Rich, yes it is fresh juice. Julie, that is exactly what I was planning on going for in specific gravity. I understand one winery that uses this grape out west makes it a semi-sweet. Being low in acid might also make it a good candidate for a blender with some of my crabapple that is real high in acid (just thinking out loud).

I was thinking of a blender as well, the crabapple souds like a good candidate.