I briefly jumped into a forum earlier this week and was asked to start a new thread to introduce myself.
I live in NW Iowa and have been making wine for about 3 years. I just started a Chocolate Raspberry (my 40th batch)this evening after reading some of the posts on Chocolate fruit wines. All but 2 batches have been fruit wines made from fruit or frozen juice concentrates. Last year I broke down and purchased a kit for White Zin and this year a kit for Piesporter.
I'm in the process of remodeling my house and when everything is done I'll be having my friends in to taste an assortment of wines and view the changes made to my house. The wines we'll be tasting include: Cherry-Apple, Peach, Raspberry, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Rhubarb, Strawberry, Lilac. I will soon be bottling a Pomegrantie/Blueberry and Spiced Pumpkin. Others in various stages of fermenting inlcude Lemon/Raspberry, Pineapple/Apple, Dandelion, Apple, Plum and additional batches of some of my favorites.
I initially tried making "organic" wines as suggested by an older gentleman I received my first rhubarb recipe from, butI decided not to continue with thatafter throwing away several batches that spoiled or turned to vinegar. It's certainly been a learning experience, but one I really enjoy.
I also enjoy simple photography and design my own labels using pictures I've taken or pictures from the Internet. I used pictures of Piesport, Germany on my Piesporter label and included a description of the wine on the label (flavored with Elderflowers). I use a very simple layout in Microsoft Word, print on plain paperand apply the labels using milk as recommended in another forum I read about a year ago.
I look forward to continued guidance from others using the forum over the next few months.
I live in NW Iowa and have been making wine for about 3 years. I just started a Chocolate Raspberry (my 40th batch)this evening after reading some of the posts on Chocolate fruit wines. All but 2 batches have been fruit wines made from fruit or frozen juice concentrates. Last year I broke down and purchased a kit for White Zin and this year a kit for Piesporter.
I'm in the process of remodeling my house and when everything is done I'll be having my friends in to taste an assortment of wines and view the changes made to my house. The wines we'll be tasting include: Cherry-Apple, Peach, Raspberry, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Rhubarb, Strawberry, Lilac. I will soon be bottling a Pomegrantie/Blueberry and Spiced Pumpkin. Others in various stages of fermenting inlcude Lemon/Raspberry, Pineapple/Apple, Dandelion, Apple, Plum and additional batches of some of my favorites.
I initially tried making "organic" wines as suggested by an older gentleman I received my first rhubarb recipe from, butI decided not to continue with thatafter throwing away several batches that spoiled or turned to vinegar. It's certainly been a learning experience, but one I really enjoy.
I also enjoy simple photography and design my own labels using pictures I've taken or pictures from the Internet. I used pictures of Piesport, Germany on my Piesporter label and included a description of the wine on the label (flavored with Elderflowers). I use a very simple layout in Microsoft Word, print on plain paperand apply the labels using milk as recommended in another forum I read about a year ago.
I look forward to continued guidance from others using the forum over the next few months.
