{"id":13790,"date":"2016-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/a-crash-course-on-elderberry-wine"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:26","slug":"a-crash-course-on-elderberry-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/a-crash-course-on-elderberry-wine","title":{"rendered":"A crash course on making elderberry wine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever heard of elderberry wine<\/strong>? Unlike most commercially-available wines, it\u2019s not made from grapes. Instead, it\u2019s a fruit wine made from elderberries. <\/span><\/p>\n

Making elderberry wine at home<\/h2>\n

Elderberries occur naturally in the wild and produce very dark and full-flavoured fruit. Handle wild elderberries, and you’ll have purple stained hands before you know it! Take a bite of an elderberry and your teeth will become heavily stained too! If this sounds good to you, then perhaps you\u2019d like elderberry wine. If not, keep reading for some alternatives that will allow you to keep your hands (and teeth) clean!<\/span><\/p>\n

The hazards of making elderberry wine<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wine made from elderberries<\/a>, usually homemade by fruit wine enthusiasts, is full-bodied and packs a lot of flavour. It is also highly tannic, and so it is capable of relatively long aging. Would-be winemakers should be warned, though, that the process of making elderberry wine is not easy or clean. <\/span><\/p>\n