Guest Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 The Pear wine is ready for bottling, 19 bottles plus a bit more in the fridge for quality control purposes and because we ran out of bottles We just saved our old wine bottles and bought a gizmo that puts the corks into the bottles from Wilkinsons. It's lovely and clear and it's not vinegary so the wine fly couldn't have got in, it's quite pleasant but clearly needs maturing which will be a good test of willpower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Wow that is impressive! All those bottles...you must need someone to help you drink it!? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 That's very impressive I wonder if your will power will be up to it? I don't think mine could avoid just a little taste Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 oh don't worry, we have a bottle held back for quality control testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 oh don't worry, we have a bottle held back for quality control testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerlady Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Well done Poet!They look gooood! We had a spate of winemaking many years ago and did rice and raisin wine. For some unknown reason one botttle got left in the back of the cupboard A couple of years later we found it..it had matured into something very like whisky and fair near blew your socks off!! so its definately worth waiting..but only sometimes hey..! Xmas is coming,after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordelia Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 lovely...our pear wine was amazing....happy drinking...I'm sure yours will be too.... my mum is donating her apples...so husband should be able to make a little wine from them...yumm he had two tree loads for the pear wine last year, sadly they didnt produce any this time...shame... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 what recipe did you use cordelia? Just curious to see if it was similar to ours as though ours is nice, I wouldn't describe it as amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Ian keeps insisting on opening bottles Just thought you might be interested to know that it now seems to have turned a light pink colour! It's also not as acidic as it was at the start but I still think it needs quite a few months more. let's hope Ian hasn't drunk it all by then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Lucky me! I have been on the reciving end of one of Poets hampers chocca full of all sorts of alcoholic beverages. Im looking forward to trying them all out Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 ahhhh, you're really VERY welcome. You always make us so welcome and spoil us with lovely treats when we visit, it's the least we could do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
