Most Popular Fruit Wines

Fruit wines are unique wines since they are notIt may be added as chemicals, or by adding a
made from grapes. They have adopted thebalance fruit such as crabapples, raisins, or dates
nickname 'something' wines, since the word wineto the unbalanced base.
is legally defined as a drink made only fromPlum wine is one example of a fruit wine. It is a
grapes. The definition of fruit wines is "fermentedpopular wine drunk in Japan and Korea. It is also
alcoholic beverages made from a variety ofproduced in Japan. Another example of fruit wines
ingredients other than grapes and having a varietyare pineapple wines. Pineapple wine is made of
of flavors." Fruit wines can be made from anypineapple juice. The fermentation of the pineapple
adequately sweet fruit. It can also be made byjuice takes place in temperature controlled
the addition of sugar or honey from other andcontainers and is stopped when it is almost dry.
many plant supplies, which are not fruits. In GreatThe end result is a soft, dry and fruity wine with
Britain, the phrase 'country wine' is the commonan 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, thatlocated 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 "aThe next example of a fruit wine is pomace wine.
stable, drinkable wine." There must be enoughIt is made from grape pomace. Because of its
natural sugar to support a "satisfactorygenerally low quality and alcohol content, it can not
fermentation and provide bacteriological stabilitybe stored for long, and generally distilled into
through sufficient ethanol content," then thepomace brandy.
winemaker adds regular sugar, honey, or sweetThere are many ways to produce fruit wines. All
sap that has been taken from trees. If the foodof which do not have anything to do with grapes.
is too acidic then sugar and water maybe addedThere are many different types of fruit wines,
to water-down the acidity. You may also have towith different flavors that would appeal to your
add more tannin or acid to balance out the taste.liking.