cherry wine?

Yes you will need all the equipment used to make home made wine from grape. These items can often be found at you local feed store. It seems that to make it worth the effort it will take 10 or more pounds of berries to get enough juice.

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Fruit wine making is no more difficult than making wines from fresh grapes. The basic process is the same, and consideration is given to the same aspects as when preparing grape juice for home winemaking.

Grape juice is naturally well-suited for wine making and needs little adjust- ment prior to fermentation. In many parts of the world, California included, wine making grapes supply enough sugar and are low enough in acid to produce stellar wines without doing much of anything to them except to let them ferment, but none the less they are still checked and at times slightly modified.

With fruits other than grapes, adjustments are almost always necessary during the wine making process but are very easy to accomplish:

the amount of fruit used per gallon needs to be determined,

the amount of available sugars needs to be tested and adjusted.

the fruit juice’s acidity needs to be tested and adjusted.

While this may seem like a lot to concern yourself with, in fact it is very easy and requires little time to do. The trade off is it allows you to take just about any fruit you can imagine and produce a notable wine that quite often will surprise the winemaker who made it.

From : http://www.eckraus.com/fruit-wine-making.html

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I would consider making a Liqueur with your Cherries. A good Liqueur does take time, but very little effort. It makes a great gift that has that home made touch. All fruit Liqueurs are great over ice cream.

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Cherry Liqueur Recipe

Cherry liqueurs are among the easiest liqueurs to make at home, and it is also easy to obtain a flavor which is comparable with commercial cherry liqueurs. Homemade cherry liqueurs may be served with ice, and may also be used for making cocktails.

Ingredients:

1 lb. (450 g) sour cherries

3 cups (710 ml) vodka (or 1 1/2 cup pure grain alcohol + 1 1/2 cup water).

1 1/2 cup (350 g) sugar (I use pure corn sugar)

Wash and check the cherries and remove stems. Place them in a jar, add vodka, cap with tight lid and mix. Stir daily during the first days, later at least once a week for 3-4 weeks.

Add sugar, and stir until most of it has dissolved. Stir again at least once a week for 3-4 weeks. Filter the mixture of berries and alcohol and transfer the liquid to a bottle. After three months strain the liqueur thru a cloth. Add some more sugar if necessary. The liqueur should mellow for at least 4 months before drinking, preferably for 8 months.

The color of the cherry liqueur is ruby-red and the flavor is delicious. This recipe can also be used with sweet cherries, but the flavor will then be slightly different.

If you wish to make a liqueur with a stronger hint of almond flavor you should pit 1/3 of the cherries, brake them with a hammer, and add the broken piths together with pitted cherries and whole cherries when making the liqueur.

From: http://www.homestead-farm.net/RecipeLiquor.html

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I have made pear, apple and lemon but never cherry liqueur, I hope what ever you try turns out great.

Spill the Wine is a Great Song! (but I also used to love Elderberry Wine when I was young)

When life gives you cherries make cherry wine. Hmmm, that is very interesting...

http://www.homebrewit.com/recfruitasst.php

I hope this website can add more interest to your wine making. Cheers!

You dont have to take your clothes off...

to have a good time uhuuhuuu....

We can dance and party all night....

And drink some CHERRY WINE...Uhh huuhhh...

Why would you want to even make or drink cherry wine when you can listen to the song. Fruit wines...YUCK!

i have once tasted cherry wine & it was gorgeous!!!almost same taste of cherry brandy.......delicious!!