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Skip Chardonnay - Try Dragon Fruit Wine
2008-05-04 11:54:00
The 2008 International business plan competition has drawn to a close and a team has come close to winning one of the most sought after prize in the start-up small business world.A business plan that drew a lot of attention was setting up a fruit winery in Thailand. A great concept that is sure to attract some investment money for a business that has an incredible potential for growth.Here is the synopsis:Team name: Wine with a PassionSchool: Northwestern University, Kellogg School of ManagementTeam members: Annie Moon, Makiko Yamashita, Iris YenConcept: When Americans go out for Thai food, what kind of wine do they drink? Wine With a Passion wants the answer to be Thai wine.Rather than compete with the world's vast army of grape wine producers, Wine With a Passion plans to produce a line of high-end, moderately priced Thai wines from tropical fruits such as mangosteen, pineapple, lychee, dragon fruit and mango.Wine with a Passion hopes its Randee-brand wines will fill a market voi...
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You Want to Become a Winemaker or Need One?
2008-04-30 03:09:00
Thinking of hiring a winemaker? Thinking of becoming a one or entering the industry? Today’s entry will make you think of the skills and attributes needed to make a go at it.Selecting a winemaker, especially one that has good fruit winemaking experience is not an easy task. Most operators will probably wish and need to do most of the winemaking themselves but will need the help of either a full time, part-time or at least consultant winemaker depending on the size of their operation.The following describes the basic job of a winemaker (either owner/operator or hired winemaker):Winemaking is not simply a question of mixing fermented fruit until it tastes good. A good wine starts with the planting and tending of the fruit orchard.A winemaker often has to wear many “hats” and the job is varied. So any winemaker needs to be able to be flexible and have ability to multi-task.A winemaker should be able to ensure that the farm has achieved the right quality of fruit in the orchard. M...

Mead proves one honey of a complex wine
2008-04-27 15:24:00
By Dan and Krista StockmanForget everything you think you know about honey wine.Because if you’re like us – or like we were until recently – you think that honey wine is heavy, sweet and simple.A visit to New Day Mead ery in Elwood changed our minds, and one taste of their light, complex wines will change yours, too.Mead is wine made from honey – probably the oldest wine in the world. Back in the Middle Ages, mead was a traditional wedding gift, which is where the term “honeymoon” got its start.But when husband-and-wife team Brett Canaday and Tia Agnew started making mead, they didn’t even realize it: They were making fruit wines, but fruit doesn’t have enough natural sugars to ferment successfully, so you have to add either sugar or honey. As amateur beekeepers, using honey was the easy choice. Now, they make honey-only wines, too, but most of their offerings are fruit and honey.And the fruit? Like the raw honey they use, it is all Indiana grown. In fact, because of ...
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Great Fruit Wine for Passover
2008-04-22 03:41:00
By: Christine PichecaI wanted wine recommendations for our Passover menus this month so I called up Anne Martin, our new wine writer, to ask her the dreaded question – know any good Kosher wines? Turns out, that’s not the loaded question it once was. Not only did she come up with three decent picks but it turns out Canada has three certified Kosher wineries Rodrigues in Newfoundland, Rush Creek in Ontario, Munro Meadery also in Ontario (who really make mead which is wine made from honey and is classified as a fruit wine.Rush Creek was profiled in the second issue of Edible Toronto. Their specialty is fruit wines that are enjoying resurgence in the foodie world. The tastes of the new generation fruit wines are much drier wines and more refined fruit flavour than the cough syrup versions of the past.Recently Colleen, our web editor, visited Rush Creek where she snapped these shots showing their pulp fermentation process for their Blueberry Rush wine. Proprietors, Wendy and Kim Fli...
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Man who made Şirince well known...
2008-04-06 04:41:00
The story of the Artemis Şirince restaurant and winery began during a vacation trip in July, 1994. Walking along the cobblestone streets in a village surrounded by peach orchards, vineyards and olive groves, Helmut Hermann Krauss visited Turkey and became inspired by villagers selling handcrafts, olive oil and wines. Also, cafes and wine shops offered coffee, tea or even a local vintage waiting to be tasted.In those years, all Krauss knew about Turkey was from media reports and from those Turks living and working in Germany whom he knew through companies he had been working for.My destination was Marmaris and, both the country and its inhabitants' mentality, left a mark. A friend of mine from my German hometown, Zell, gave me the advice to visit the town Selçuk as well as the holiday resort, Dereli, located at the beach in Pamucak. This was not far from my future work-place, Şirince, a village whose name I didn't even know at that time,� recalled Krauss.In succession, Krauss ...
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A Toast to a Fruit Winery's Success
2008-04-05 09:01:00
A Milton, Ontario winery has once again held its own at a recent wine competition, taking home numerous awards for its signature fruit wine.Scotch Block Winery placed in several categories at the recent 2008 Wine Competition.In best of show, the winery took Best Dry Fruit Wine, Best Dry/Medium Fruit Wine and Best Sweet Fruit Wine for its 2007 Regal Black Currant, 2007 Oak Aged Black Currant and 2007 Framboise wines respectively.It took a gold and two bronzes in the dry fruit wine category, two golds and a bronze in the off-dry medium fruit wine and a silver and a bronze in the sweet fruit wine category.The competition was hosted by Niagara College in conjunction with the Toronto Wine and Cheese Show.
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Fruit Wine is the Ultimate Niche Product
2008-04-02 16:10:00
Contributing to about 1 percent of Oregon's total wine production, non-grape fruit wine is the ultimate niche product.The industry's tiny size belies its major resurgence in recent years, however. After holding steady above 30,000 gallons in the early 2000s, non-grape wine production dipped to 18,900 gallons in 2003 but then shot up dramatically, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.At 53,300 gallons, the amount of wine produced in 2007 from Marion blackberries, cranberries, raspberries and other fruit is about 50 percent higher than its previous peak in 2001 and nearly three times greater than five years ago, when production hit a low point.Non-grape wine production has been driven by the much-publicized healthful qualities of both wine and fruit, explained Paul Gallick, president of Honeywood Wine ry in Salem, Ore., a major fruit wine producer in the state."People are very aware of health benefits, whether it's blueberries with anti-carcinogens or anti-o...
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The colorful story behind Casa de Fruta
2008-03-29 11:53:00
By Marty Cheek Many immigrant cultures have contributed to making the South Valley the great place it is, but the Italians are particularly prominent. Today, I want to focus on one Italian-American family and how they created the famous Casa de Fruta roadside attraction on Pacheco Pass near Hollister.The Zanger family story goes back to 1885 when four brothers - Guiseppe, Alfonse, Bruno and Pasquale Bisceglia -voyaged from the Calabria region of southern Italy to seek new lives in the New World. The young men first found employment in the western provinces of Canada, performing back-breaking work laying down tracks for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. This job led them to the Bay Area in the 1890s where they found that the Mediterranean-like climate in the Santa Clara Valley reminded them of Italy.In 1900, the brothers brought their family to the Bay Area to work in the agricultural and food-processing industry. Among them was a 2-year-old girl named Clara Bisceglia Cribari. She...
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Wrong bottles cost fruit winemaker £30,000
2008-03-25 14:02:00
An award-winning winemaker whose wares are sold at the royal palaces is facing a £30,000 bill after European bureaucrats ruled that he was using the wrong-shaped bottles.Jerry Schooler, who sells 400,000 bottles of fruit wines and mead a year, has been threatened with prosecution over his determination to use traditional measurements.The proprietor of the Lurgashall Winery in West Sussex, has been told to halt the sale of beverages such as mead, silver birch wine and bramble liqueur in 75cl and 37.5cl bottles. If he continues to sell them, he could be taken to court under a new EU directive that permits the sale of such products in 70cl, 50cl or 35cl measures only.The threat from trading standards has concerned Mr Schooler, whose fruit wines and liqueurs have been produced for 24 years and are sold in royal establishments such as Hampton Court and the Tower of London.“It’s all a nonsense,” he said. “We have been using 75cl and 37.5cl bottles since we started. A trading stan...
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Incentive Program in Africa is turning indigenous Fruit into Wine.
2008-03-24 02:04:00
By FRED ORIDOCONSERVING INDIGENOUS and wild trees is now a viable economic venture in Tanzania. In Tabora, Uyui and Sikonge districts, women are cashing in on species such as ntonga (Strychnos cocculoides) ntalali (Vitex mombassae) mbula (Parinari curatellifolia) and furu (Vitex doniana), which they have planted on their farms alongside traditional crops. Other trees popular with the farmers are: mbuguswa (Fracourtia indica), ng’ong’o (Sclerocarya birrea), zambarau (Syzium guineense), mmbuyu or baobab (Adansonia digitata) and ukwaju or tamarind (Tamarindus indica). The fruit from these trees is processed into jams, juices and wines.So passionate are the farmers about conservation projects in the area that they have taken to policing the vast woodlands against loggers.Mwadawa Luziga spends much of her day in the woodlands and she doesn’t regret it. She says it is now rare to see anyone destroying wild and indigenous trees because women conservation groups have taught the commun...
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New Fruit Wineries in India
2008-03-22 03:07:00
FUTURE Wine & Spirit Brand, a new entrant into the country's fast-growing wine market, is planning to launch over the next few months a range of fruit-based wines in select urban centres across western, northern and southern India .The company's senior Vice-President, Mr Hans Raj Ahuja, told Business Line that those who were fond of having a glass of wine in the evening could now look forward to some really fruitful times what with the company now manufacturing peach, plum and apple wines under the brand name `Sutter House'."It is for the first time that such a product is being launched in the country,'' Mr Ahuja said, adding that the company's wine basket would also offer apple cider, yet another new concept in the market.The company, promoted by NRIs with interests in large liquor retail chains in New York, has set up a winery with a capacity of half-a-million bottles annually at Himachal Pradesh where the raw material for fruit wines is available in abundance.Future Wine is ...
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All About Dragon Fruit
2008-03-20 03:55:00
When I first laid eyes on a dragon fruit it was love at first sight! The blinding magenta skin with its lime green scales was enough for me, and then I cut it open to reveal the translucent white flesh, punctuated with black seeds and I thought — 'giant kiwi fruit'.When I gently gouged out a big scoop of speckled goodness, it was like scooping sorbet and the taste was mild, slightly sweet and sour at the same time, refreshing and cool. Because of its' bizarre look and feel, I was totally absorbed in the experience, like Alice in her wonderland of fantasy fruits.Different varietiesA dragon fruit, also known as a strawberry pear or pithaya, is actually the fruit of a cactus. It originated in South America, but is now cultivated widely across both Americas, Australia and is Vietnam's biggest export.There are three main varieties; pink skin with white flesh; pink skin with red flesh; and yellow skinned with white flesh. In South Africa disappointingly, we only get the white fleshe...
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New Label for Organic Wines
2008-03-16 01:00:00
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has developed a new label for organic wines that will appear on bottles that cross provincial or international borders. This logo will apply to both grape and fruit wines produced under the organic wine standards of Canada.The logo -- a maple leaf rising behind a field with the words "biologique Canada organic" -- will be phased in until Dec. 14, 2008, when it becomes mandatory, said agency spokesman Marc Richard. Wines sold within their own province won't require it.The new label was requested by the wine industry so it could have access to export markets, Richard said. Other countries want to see one Canadian label, rather than having to figure out which provincial certifying bodies (there about 45 in Canada) meet their requirements. The agency will audit all provincial certifiers to ensure their standards are up to par, he said.To be certified organic, wine must be made from grapes or fruit grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungi...
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Schnebly's Winery gives visitors a taste
2008-03-14 02:36:00
On March 10, Professor Patrick "Chip" Cassidy took 15 advanced wine technology students on a field trip to Schnebly's Winery in Homestead.Students had the opportunity to try over six fruit-based wines, including the Schnebly version of Champagne, made from the carambola, or star fruit.I really enjoyed this experience because wine is a passion of mine, and the visit gave me the chance to try something new.Schnebly's is a one of a kind winery because the wine is not derived from its usual fruit - the grape.Instead, owner Peter Schnebly began making his wines from Florida's exotic fruits like passion fruit, mango and lychee. "Our goal is to be the best winery you've ever visited," Schnebly said. "There are already 5,500 winery's making grape wines in the U.S., why would we want to do that?"Although wine grapes are impossible to grow in South Florida because of the climate, tropical fruits are abundant.Schnebly farms used to only farm fruits, but today they make wines out of the "s...
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Make Your Own Fruit Wine & Vinegar, Today!
2008-03-10 18:52:00
Artist and forager Nancy Klehm will be holding the last of her highly unique cooking classes at Echo Park gallery/performance space Machine Project this Monday, March 10th, from 6-9pm. There are still a few spots left (tickets cost $85 for members, $95 for non-members), so head on over to the website to sign up for a lesson on making your own fermented fruits and vinegars. Fruit wine sounds like a fantastic way to take advantage of Southern California's many urban fruit trees!This is the last of a cooking project which also taught participants how to pickle and make kimchi, as well as how to prepare your own cheese, yogurt, and butter from local raw milk. Each class session also gets to enjoy a light meal. Why didn't I get in on this sooner? Pickles, cheese, and wine are some of this foodie's favorite things, and I love the DIY approach.From the Machine Project website: "[Klehm] is a grower, forager and artist with experience making cheese, brews, miso and other ferments. Her 'N...
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Federal and Provincial Governments to Support Tree Fruit and Grape Growers
2008-03-02 21:01:00
A Press Release from the Canadian Government that will only mean good thinks for the fruit growers and commercial fruit wineries in the province of Nova Scotia:KENTVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA - The Government of Canada is helping Nova Scotia's tree fruit and grape industries by investing up to $2.3 million to help growers meet changing market demand. This funding builds on $1.5 million in provincial initiatives already in place to revitalize the sectors.The announcement was made today by Gerald Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore- St. Margaret's and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, on behalf of the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, and Nova Scotia Minister of Natural Resources David Morse, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture Brooke Taylor."The Government of Canada is delivering real action for tree fruit and grape growers as they adapt to new market realiti...
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Hungarian Fruit Wine: Traditional and Yummy!
2008-02-26 10:08:00
I have stumbled across a a fruit winery today that I would like to share with fruit wine lovers out there. After looking at their site, I just want to make my way over to it for a visit and more importantly a taste of what they have to offer. The wines of Ganadpuszta Wine ry are something I can see myself really getting into.Ganádpuszta is located in the Ipoly Valley on the western slopes of the Börzsöny Mountains in Hungary, where gentle climate and expert cultivation guarantee highly aromatic fruits.The area has an ancient tradition in fruit winemaking and distillation from the region's wide variety of wild and cultivated flowers and fruits. The winery has dedicate itself to the challenging and rewarding production of high-quality fruit wines and brandy with unique bouquets and deliciously rich fruity tastes.According to them, the secret lies in achieving the right balance between acidity and sweetness, so that the true flavor of the fruit is preserved. Every effort is made to ...
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Japanese firms eye wine-tippling Chinese
2008-02-20 02:12:00
Two leading Japanese companies said Tuesday they were setting up a joint venture to sell wine in China, predicting that consumption will rise as the economy booms.Trading house Marubeni Corp. and Asahi Breweries Ltd. will each hold a 30 percent stake in the new company, with the other 40 percent to be held by China's Dafuhao Beer.The company, Jiangsu Saint Fruit Wine ry Co., will bottle red wine in Jiangsu province on China's east coast using produce from overseas.Eyeing rising wine consumption as China grows wealthier, the company will target selling 10 million litres (2.6 million gallons) of wine in 2013, mainly in the wealthy Yangtze River delta that includes Shanghai, the company said."The average yearly consumption of wine per Chinese person still remains as low as 0.3 litre and a further increase is expected," said Marubeni in a statement.The world average is seven litres a year. The average Frenchman drinks 60 litres a year while an American consumes 12 and a Japanese three,...
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Students Become Masters of Wine
2008-02-19 10:16:00
Barry Gump, professor of oenology, lifts a glass of deep purple wine to his favorite nostril, the left one. He takes a long, careful sniff and pronounces: ``I get raspberries, big ripe fruit, maybe even prunes.''''Let's have a toast,'' calls out one of his students. ``Hurrah for Professor Gump!''''And hurrah for FIU wine,'' Gump replies, beaming.Gump has brought five of his master's-degree students from Florida International University's hospitality school to an ultra-modern winery near Homestead to taste and bottle the wines that students are making from fruit.They'll present their wine from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Public Grand Tasting Village tent at Ocean Drive and 13th Street, in the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. The students aren't studying to be winemakers. After graduating from the FIU program, they'll take entry-level jobs in the hospitality industry, hoping to be hotel or restaurant managers, restaurant food and bevera...
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Stoney Ridge a fun, easy trip from the city
2008-02-17 13:41:00
By Dan and Krista StockmanShortly after we moved to Fort Wayne nearly five years ago, we took a trip touring wineries in Pennsylvania and Ohio.On our last day, as we got closer and closer to home, we knew there was one more winery where we were considering stopping. We were tired and just wanted to get home, but we also knew we’d regret not stopping at a winery just an hour away from our house.So we took a slight detour and stopped at Stoney Ridge Winery in Bryan, Ohio, and boy, were we glad we did. We visit a lot of wineries, but it’s rare that we can remember what wines came from where.Stoney Ridge stood out, though. At the time we visited, it was only a year old, and they were making some great wines, including what Krista calls the best blueberry wine she’s ever had. Unfortunately, the cost of blueberries has skyrocketed since then, making the Blueberry Crisp cost prohibitive, but in the past five years, Stoney Ridge has grown as a winery both in size and quality.Even thou...
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A Wine for Romance and Passion
2008-02-14 01:36:00
Made from pomegranates, new wine specialty is the perfect choice for Valentine's Day tastingBy JANE MILZARimon Wine ry, a new Israeli winery and producer of fine pomegranate wines, has released an exotic new dessert wine, claiming it to be ideal for Valentine's Day.A known aphrodisiac and symbol of temptation and pleasure, the pomegranate --sometimes called the forbidden fruit of the Bible -- has been transformed into a lush, full-bodied dessert wine."Rimon's dessert wine is beautiful, alluring and sexy," said Yoav Gilat, managing partner of Cannonball Wine & Spirits, the exclusive distributor for Rimon Winery. "It offers all that wine lovers desire from a dessert wine on Valentine's Day and more."PURE FRUITMade from pure pomegranate, the wine contains three times the antioxidant power of red wine or green tea, plus a wealth of vitamins and minerals. "Not only do Rimon wines retain many of the healthful qualities of the pomegranate, they also are high quality, gold medal-winning ...
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Coconut Wine Under Patent
2008-02-11 05:36:00
Sebastian P. Augustine, a farmer in Kerala who got patent rights for his wine from tender coconut, wants the government to use the product as a USP to promote tourism in the state.Augustine is the first person to patent tender coconut wine. His Indian government patent (No. 209015) on Aug 16 last year is now being processed by the patents offices of the European Union, the US, Canada, Indonesia and the Philippines.The farmer from Kasargod district hopes that the wine development will help coconut farmers in Kerala to add value to their products if the state government promotes the Maharashtra model of wine tourism.'Tender coconut wine is devoid of any artificial agents and can claim to be the purest drink as it does not even contain natural water as found in other wines,' Augustine told IANS Saturday.The drink is brewed from tender coconut kernel and its milk. Different fruits like grapes, pineapple and passion fruit and spices (cinnamon, clove, vanilla) are added to make varietie...
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Ice Cider or Apple Ice Wine?
2008-02-11 05:23:00
Wine can be a difficult subject to handle, especially with hundreds of technical terms that are often thrown at the novice wine enthousiastand drinker when they start dwelling into the wine relm. Fruit wine is no different, and when it comes to wines such as apple ice wine or apple cider, it can become confusion. This post attemps at explaining what this product is and what it is called, depending where it comes from. The product in question is Neige, an “ice cider” from La Face Cachée de la Pomme in Hemmingford Quebec.Technically speaking, any product made with apples is considered a cider. What we know as hard or alcoholic cider tends to be light, slightly sweet, but not overly so, and effervescent; usually from natural carbonation (although some ciders have carbonation added). Through further fermentation of the cider and the addition of sugar, yeast, pectin and acid, cider can become a more viscous and sweet dessert wine.Significantly different, the process for making apple...
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West meets East in local Vietnam Wine Industry
2008-01-28 12:40:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Madeja Markus, the founder and owner of the famous Son Tinh alcohol brand in Hanoi is a special man. As an ethnology student, Markus came to and decided to live in Vietnam .A new landThis Swede has taken a Vietnamese name, Son, which means mountain. Studying ethnology, Markus’ hobbies are traveling and discovering new places. He came to Vietnam in 1993 as a tourist on a trans-Vietnam tour. He spent three months in the coastal city of Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa, three months in HCM City, and many days in the Northwestern region. After his first journey to Vietnam, he decided to return and learn more about this country. Markus worked several jobs to support himself: a tour guide for European travelers, an advisor for hunger eradication, poverty alleviation and environmental protection projects conducted by various international organizations, etc. Agricultural diversityDuring his travels through this land, Markus saw discovered it is rich wit...
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Pomegranate Wine From Israel
2008-01-28 07:57:00
By Paul GreguttI have to tell you, I'm not big on fruit wines. I mean, it's fine with me if your grandmother "puts up" dandelion or thimbleberry or some other oddball fermented beverage that falls under the general rubric of wine. But it's not really wine, is it?Real wine, I have long believed, must come from grapes, specifically European (vinifera) cultivars. Made from anything else, it may occasionally be perfectly pleasant. But will it achieve the complexity of fine wine? Not likely.Allow me to eat those words, while introducing you to the pleasures of — ahem — pomegranate wine.Rimon winery, in Israel 's Upper Galilee, has just released a truly excellent dessert wine, made from pomegranates. Not, the owners are quick to point out, like the many other pomegranate alcoholic-beverage products on the market. Rimon's wines (which are kosher-certified, by the way) are produced by crushing the fruit, fermenting it in stainless steel, and then, believe it or not, aging the wine i...
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Not Forbidden Fruit
2007-12-16 03:02:00
Cherry, berry, even rhubarb wines are moneymakers across the country by Richard Paul Hinkle Fruit and berry wines make good business as a supplement to grape wines or on their own, for wineries across North America. The major differences in winemaking are that fruit wines usually lack tartaric acid, they are often very low in pH, and need both sugar and water added. Most winemakers ferment in stainless steel, then filter and bottle in a few months. Years ago, Richert & Sons in the Santa Clara Valley of California offered a string of excellent fruit and berry wines--including strawberry, apricot, plum, pomegranate and kiwi. Good as they were, sales always lagged. "If I can get folks to taste 'em, they'll buy," complained owner Scott Richert. Getting people to taste them, that was the hardest sell.That remains true. "The best producer of fruit wines in the Midwest is Fred Koehler, over at Lynfred Winery, just west of O'Hare International," asserted Sterling Pratt, long time wine...

Fruit Wine and Cheese Pairing
2007-11-28 06:13:00
Now that the holiday season is upon us, there will be a lot of wine and cheese events happening everywhere. A common question which may pop up with us fruit wine lovers may be ‘what kind of cheese goes with this wine?’. It is usually easy for us to answer this question for Chardonnay, Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir or any red or white wine. But, what about with fruit wines?I would like to share some cheese and fruit wine pairings with you:Apple Wine – FontinaApricot – JarlsbergBlackberry – Cabernet Soaked Cheese s or HavartiBlueberry – ProvoloneCherry Wine – Blue or Cheddar, GruyerePeach Wine – HavartiPear Wine – Tilsit (swiss)Plum Wine – StiltonRhubarb – EdamRaspberry – Gruyere or HavartiGive those a try, you won't be dissapointed!The pairings are courtesy of Lynfred Winery, near Chicago
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The Delights of St. James Winery, Missouri
2007-11-27 01:59:00
Wine is usually made out of grapes. The operative term here is usually. Since the grape is a fruit, it stands to reason that any fruit can be turned into wine, and it is so.We are so imbued with the grape as the major source of wine that we often neglect some pretty good wines made from other fruits. Here in Missouri , the St. James Winery makes fruit wines that are not only interesting but also very good.To begin with, these wines are not grape wines that have been infused with natural or artificial fruit flavors. They are wines that have been made from fresh fruit. There is absolutely no external flavoring used in these wines.There are often other flavors associated with a pure fruit wine. These flavors are derived from chemical changes in the fruit caused by the fermentation process and can be detected in the aftertaste.St. James fruit wines are about the nicest sipping wines you can get. They are sweet and full of the flavor of the fruit indicated on the label. The joy of these w...
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Going Back to making Pomegranate Wine
2007-11-22 01:46:00
John Bargetto likes to joke that in the 1970s his family's winery was 30 years ahead of its time.Fruit wines such as Chaucer’s pomegranate from Bargetto and persimmon and mango-papaya varieties from Adams Point are taking their place at the table.Now that it's 30 years later, Bargetto Wine ry indeed appears to have perfectly timed its decision to return to making pomegranate wine, a dessert wine bottled under the winery's Chaucer's label that was first made by the winery in 1977.With the Oct. 20 release marking the reintroduction of its pomegranate wine, Bargetto Winery hopes to take advantage of the current health-food craze surrounding the pomegranate, a rugged-skinned fruit filled with a multitude of edible seeds that is reported to contain vitamins B and C, potassium and antioxidants.Often referred to as a superfood, the pomegranate is no longer just a challenging-to-eat food best known for producing juice-stained fingers. Found in beverages ranging from straight juice to a...
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New winery opens near Mount Pleasant, PA
2007-11-19 01:47:00
Turning juicy orbs of purple, gold and red into a palatable beverage is no easy task.Just ask Walt Vinoski. He's been at it for four decades.Vinoski is a partner and winemaker for a new venture, Greendance, the Winery at Sand Hill.Part of the Sand Hill Berries operation near Mount Pleasant, owners opened the winery in October with about 18 selections ranging from fruit wines to more traditional ones made from a variety of grapes.Vinoski, 45, who has a doctorate in business administration and runs his own electrical engineering firm, has been making wine since he was 5. With nearly a score of medals and a host of ribbons in his pocket for his wines from various national and international competitions, Vinoski continues a tradition started by his grandfather, Andrew Vinoski, and carried on by his late father, Walter Vinoski. It seems a natural fit, the winemaker says. "After all, my last name means 'son of winemakers,''' in Polish,'' Vinoski said.A South Connellsville native, V...