Category: Wine Recipe

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Kerry’s Magnificent Mango Wine Recipe

This mango wine recipe was contributed by Winemaker’s Academy member Kerry. The recipe, she tells me, was passed to her by an organic mango farmer she knows.

Kerry's Mango WineKerry does not use sulfites in her wine so you won’t see any references to potassium metabisulfite or campden tablets. This is part of the reason why she recommends using “cooled boiled water” in several of the steps below.

Should you decide to add sulfites to your wine simply follow the instructions included with the potassium metabisulfite or campden tablets of your choice. If you need some guidance on sulfite additions check out the following article which includes a calculator: Adding Potassium Metabisulfite to Wine. However, it would be an interesting experiment to go without sulfites if you’ve never tried it. Continue reading “Kerry’s Magnificent Mango Wine Recipe”

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David’s Blackberry Port

This Blackberry Port recipe was written and contributed by David Knoll.

Where I live in Oregon, Blackberries grow as weeds. In July when Blackberries are ripe, I can walk across the road to my neighbor’s property and pick 5 gallons of Blackberries along his pasture in about 2 hours. They are big and juicy.

Blackberry Port
David’s Wines

Blackberry Port was one of my first wines I ever made because of the abundance of available free fruit. If blackberries are not available where you live, growing wild, you can purchase frozen blackberries at the store. I usually make 6 gal. at a time, but will give the recipe for 1 gal. Continue reading “David’s Blackberry Port”

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Matt’s Strawberry Melomel

A strawberry mead recipe by Matt Williams.

This was my first fruit wine that I ever made. I used frozen strawberries from the grocery store and a local Colorado honey.

It took about 3 weeks to fully ferment and I recommend giving it a full six months or more to clear. I opted not to degas the mead as the tiny amount of carbonation added a nice touch to the finished product. The final alcohol content was 14.25% prior to back sweetening (optional). Continue reading “Matt’s Strawberry Melomel”