| Fruit wines are unique wines since they are not | | | | It may be added as chemicals, or by adding a |
| made from grapes. They have adopted the | | | | balance fruit such as crabapples, raisins, or dates |
| nickname 'something' wines, since the word wine | | | | to the unbalanced base. |
| is legally defined as a drink made only from | | | | Plum wine is one example of a fruit wine. It is a |
| grapes. The definition of fruit wines is "fermented | | | | popular wine drunk in Japan and Korea. It is also |
| alcoholic beverages made from a variety of | | | | produced in Japan. Another example of fruit wines |
| ingredients other than grapes and having a variety | | | | are pineapple wines. Pineapple wine is made of |
| of flavors." Fruit wines can be made from any | | | | pineapple juice. The fermentation of the pineapple |
| adequately sweet fruit. It can also be made by | | | | juice takes place in temperature controlled |
| the addition of sugar or honey from other and | | | | containers and is stopped when it is almost dry. |
| many plant supplies, which are not fruits. In Great | | | | The end result is a soft, dry and fruity wine with |
| Britain, the phrase 'country wine' is the common | | | | an obvious pineapple bouquet. "It is made in Hawaii |
| name for fruit wines. | | | | by the Tedeschi Vineyards called 'Maui Blanc' |
| There are a couple of foods, besides grapes, that | | | | located in Ulupalakua, Maui-Hawaii, on the slopes of |
| have a balance quantity of sugar, acid, tannin, | | | | Haleakala." Its alcohol content is 11.5% by volume. |
| nutritive salts for yeast and water to produce "a | | | | The next example of a fruit wine is pomace wine. |
| stable, drinkable wine." There must be enough | | | | It is made from grape pomace. Because of its |
| natural sugar to support a "satisfactory | | | | generally low quality and alcohol content, it can not |
| fermentation and provide bacteriological stability | | | | be stored for long, and generally distilled into |
| through sufficient ethanol content," then the | | | | pomace brandy. |
| winemaker adds regular sugar, honey, or sweet | | | | There are many ways to produce fruit wines. All |
| sap that has been taken from trees. If the food | | | | of which do not have anything to do with grapes. |
| is too acidic then sugar and water maybe added | | | | There are many different types of fruit wines, |
| to water-down the acidity. You may also have to | | | | with different flavors that would appeal to your |
| add more tannin or acid to balance out the taste. | | | | liking. |