For some reason, the staff here at Liquor Snob have had a wild hair this autumn to try our hands at making our own wine. We’ve done some brewing in the past (we’re no Brew Dudes, but we can hold our own), but winemaking has always seemed daunting. There’s the longer maturation period, for one thing, and while we’d guzzle pretty much anything beer-shaped, we’ve been worried that our natural laxity about things like “cleanliness” and “reading directions” would leave us holding whole mess of vinegar.

Nevertheless, we decided to start out with some country wine, made with fruit we’ve picked ourselves, and we’ve got the Fruit Wine Making Kit to prove it. Our only problem? A complete and total lack of knowhow about how to get started or even what to make. Which is where Making Wild Wines & Meads: 125 Unusual Recipes Using Herbs, Fruits, Flowers & More (Amazon) comes in. With more than 100 recipes, including mead for when we’re feeling a bit renaissance faire, we’re sure there’s a wine in there we’ll be able to make without embarrassing ourselves. Here’s hoping, anyway.

Making Wild Wines and Meads

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