strawberry wine recipes ( with rhubarb? )

[mersydo]

would like to make strawberry wine soon:
1 how careful must i be about strawberries having been sprayed?
2 can i freeze s/b's for a few weeks before starting process?
3 can i add a small amount of rhubarb juice?
4 recipes gladly accepted!!

 

[Wade E]

I would just wash the strawberries and 1/2 or 1/4 them. Really no need to freeze the strawberries as they break down very easy but if you want to hold off for a bit then frezzing is fine. I would use at least 8-10 lbs of strawberries per gallon as they are weak in flavor compared to other fruits but have never made rhubarb so cant help you there. If you have enough juice to make a small batch of Rhubarb wine I would go that route and blnd when done as youll have better control of making it the blend you really want.