Making Spiced Pear Wine

I had three VERY ripe Bartlett pears. My intent is to try to make a small amount of a drier, less sweet spiced pear wine. 

To the pears, I added a small amount of white granulated sugar, a good bit of cinnamon and cloves, and a small amount of cardamom. Now fermenting in a metal bowl, covered by a cotton dishcloth. 

Update on Making Strawberry Wine

I strained the liquid and bottled my strawberry wine in progress...let's see what happens.... 

Making Strawberry Wine

I had about half of a pound container of overripe strawberries that were starting to mold tonight. I covered them in sugar in a metal bowl and added water. My first try at making strawberry wine. Now fermenting....

Sour Orangicello

Cut two sour oranges into chunks, added some sugar and water.....let's see what happens! 

Homemade Blueberry Lemon Wine

Today I started a micro batch of homemade lemon blueberry wine.

Recipe? Laughing....there isn't one! Purely the amounts and ingredients that I felt like adding. I took one pint of fresh North Carolina blueberries, and added just enough sugar to coat them once water was added to cover them in a soup bowl. To that, I added four small chunks of fresh lemon, squeezing the juice in first, then the lemon chunks themselves. I covered the bowl with a cotton towel to ferment. 

 

Blueberry apricot peach soup

I made an interesting cold soup tonight.
I combined fresh blueberries, apricots, and peaches in prosecco, and amaretto. Next I added a few splashes of Angostura bitters, almond extract, sugar, and fresh lemon juice, and chilled in the refrigerator. I think of it as a cross between a cold soup and a dessert. A possible addition might be a bit of half and half, or some fresh whipped cream. Did not measure amounts of any of the ingredients, so it's an original not likely to be replicated. Hope you enjoy!

Storyteller chardonnay

This is a wonderful oaked chardonnay from Sonoma county, California. Honestly, while I love chardonnay, I chose it partially because of the name.
I enjoyed mine as I almost always do: chilled in a white wine glass, as an aperitif.
I was thinking that it is a perfect wine for those tackling Camp Nanowrimo during July. (Write drunk, edit sober kind of thing).