Bottling Day : Wilko Strawberry Wine + a quick taste

The Strawberry wine has now been bottled. 22 days from start to finish, so really quite good.

 It cleared to a nice bright Rosé colour, crystal clear as well. With only a thin layer of yeast in the bottom of the demijohn.

We got a full 6 bottles of wine from the kit (750ml) with a glass left over for testing.

After a small sample of the Wilko Strawberry wine by myself and the Good Lady, we have named this wine Strawberry Rosé, as that is what it is like, a very nice Rosé with strawberry aroma, following on later with flavour overtones of Strawberry. Not a huge Strawberry hit, but subtle quite acceptable Rosé wine.

	Total Cost	£8.87
Amount Bottled	6	£1.48 per Bottle
	Per Glass 175ml	£0.34

Tasting : Homemade Ginger Wine

Ginger Wine: Reviewed By Jane

As a lover of Stones Ginger wine it was a little courageous of Simon to make me some from scratch.  However, I am more than pleasantly surprised at just how good it is.  I would even go as far to say that I prefer his.

It is lighter and more refreshing and is not as heady as Stones, with a lovely strong ginger tang that warms the stomach and a very pleasant citrus aftertaste.  It certainly is as strong as Stones, one glass is enough to put a little colour in the cheeks and a smile on your face.  Beautiful golden coppery gingery colour as well.  All in all, a great success and one I hope Simon will repeat.

                                    

Recipe was the one on page 31 from Favourite Country Wines and Cordials  and uses 3 oz of root ginger a few lemons and 1lb of rasins and made 4 x 750ml bottles with a bit left over for sampling.

I made this wine on the 12th of August 2013 and was bottled on the 7th of November so it's still a young wine but very good.