Most Popular Fruit Wines

Fruit wines are unique wines since they are not made from grapes. They have adopted the nickname 'something' wines, since the word wine is legally defined as a drink made only from grapes. The definition of fruit wines is "fermented alcoholic beverages made from a variety of ingredients other than grapes and having a variety of flavors." Fruit wines can be made from any adequately sweet fruit. It can also be made by the addition of sugar or honey from other and many plant supplies, which are not fruits. In Great Britain, the phrase 'country wine' is the common name for fruit wines.

There are a couple of foods, besides grapes, that have a balance quantity of sugar, acid, tannin, nutritive salts for yeast and water to produce "a stable, drinkable wine." There must be enough natural sugar to support a "satisfactory fermentation and provide bacteriological stability through sufficient ethanol content," then the winemaker adds regular sugar, honey, or sweet sap that has been taken from trees. If the food is too acidic then sugar and water maybe added to water-down the acidity. You may also have to add more tannin or acid to balance out the taste. It may be added as chemicals, or by adding a balance fruit such as crabapples, raisins, or dates to the unbalanced base.

Wines

Plum wine is one example of a fruit wine. It is a popular wine drunk in Japan and Korea. It is also produced in Japan. Another example of fruit wines are pineapple wines. Pineapple wine is made of pineapple juice. The fermentation of the pineapple juice takes place in temperature controlled containers and is stopped when it is almost dry. The end result is a soft, dry and fruity wine with an obvious pineapple bouquet. "It is made in Hawaii by the Tedeschi Vineyards called 'Maui Blanc' located in Ulupalakua, Maui-Hawaii, on the slopes of Haleakala." Its alcohol content is 11.5% by volume. The next example of a fruit wine is pomace wine. It is made from grape pomace. Because of its generally low quality and alcohol content, it can not be stored for long, and generally distilled into pomace brandy.

There are many ways to produce fruit wines. All of which do not have anything to do with grapes. There are many different types of fruit wines, with different flavors that would appeal to your liking.