Category Archives: Wine Making

A few weeks ago I talked about how I was going to try to make a frugal version of R.J.  Spangles White Chocolate Port wine. Today I am going to give an update on that wine. A couple of weeks … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to grow wine grapes for years. I am still climbing the learning curve and Mother Nature likes to make it interesting, so I only got a couple of pounds of grapes this year. We had a late … Continue reading →

Last week I made a nice discovery in my wine cellar. I found a bottle of wine I did not know I had. I did not know I had it because it was labeled wrong. Here is the story. Back … Continue reading →

Last Saturday we started our wine making classes back up at Porter House Brew Shop. We made Elderberry wine. (Just follow the link for the recipe we used.) We had a good time learning about how to make home made … Continue reading →

Today I am going to talk about how to sweeten home made wine. Most of my fruit wine finishes very dry. When a wine is too dry, the only thing I can taste is the acid in the wine. I … Continue reading →

It is Elderberry season and time to shuck Elderberries! I’ve been trying a new method to clean the elderberries that I am going to share with you. I also have information on shucking elderberries on my Elderberry Project page. I … Continue reading →

Here at Frugal Wine Making, I’m always looking for ways to save a couple of dollars in my wine making. One way I did that was by building my own wine rack in the new house. I read a thread … Continue reading →

RJ Spangles sells a White Chocolate Port wine kit that is very good, but expensive. I plan on trying to create something similar using a bit of creativity. I am starting with White Niagara frozen grape juice as a base. … Continue reading →