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How to Make Dandelion Wine

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With the coming of Spring, so comes the sunshine, the warmth....and the dandelions! If you're like us, you don't spray chemicals on your lawn, so you have organic dandelions. Why not try your hand at making some Dandelion Wine?       We've been making our own Dandelion Wine for years now. We never make a lot, but we do get a small batch of wild wine going … [Read more...]


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How to Make Wine From Your Garden

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We enjoy making our own wild wine and usually put on at least two different kinds each year. Dandelion wine is a must! Since we use no chemicals at all on our lawn, we know the flowers are healthy and organic. Here are several different wines we make here on our homestead.             The first year we made this delicious wine, we had enough … [Read more...]

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How to Make Carrot Wine

Ready to try something different? Here's how to make Carrot wine!     Ever tried making Carrot Wine? If you have had a really good harvest this year, why not give it a try? Here's how to make carrot wine! This recipe is to make 5 gallons of Carrot wine. If you make less than that, make sure to decrease the amounts of ingredients properly. Get yourself the wine making … [Read more...]


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Saskatoon Raspberry Wine – Our eBook

If you enjoy a nice glass of homemade wine, you will want to try this Berry Wine. We made it with Saskatoon berries (native to parts of Canada) and Raspberries, which we grew in the garden. You can use a mix of any types of berries for this. We often mix 4 different types of berries and call it a Bumbleberry Wine. We enjoy this wine so much we wrote an eBook with the recipe and process for … [Read more...]


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Saskatoon Raspberry Wine

The weather forecast was for a nice hot weekend, but by Sunday late afternoon, it was going to start getting overcast with a possibility of rain. They were right - we enjoyed a round of golf yesterday in Willliams Lake. By the time we hit the 16th hole, the thunder had started. It rained too, and we spent some time hiding out under a tree. By the time we headed home, the lightning had begun. So … [Read more...]


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A New Way to Make Rhubarb Wine

We usually make one or two batches of Rhubarb wine each year. Several years ago, Graham made a Rhubarb bed and I think we have 7 plants out there. That provides us with plenty of Rhubarb, both for making wine and also for stewing and using in baking. Here's a link to the process we have used in the past for making Rhubarb wine. It's easy to make, easy to bottle and easy to sip on. This year … [Read more...]


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Bottling Wine

We're heading out next week for a road trip. We'll be making our way to Southern California for a little while. The temperatures here in the Valley have warmed up and the roads are no longer covered in a good layer of hard packed snow. That may mean spring breakup could soon be here - it could also just be a blip in the Winter. Maybe by next week the temperature will have dropped again and … [Read more...]


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How to Make Rhubarb Wine

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If you've got an abundance of Rhubarb, why not give it a try? Here's how to make Rhubarb Wine.     If you grow a lot of Rhubarb, consider making some delicious wine with some of your harvest. It's tasty and easy to make - here's how to make Rhubarb Wine. The middle of June is the ideal time to pick your Rhubarb stalks if you live in the North. Want to learn how to grow … [Read more...]


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Turning Rhubarb into Wine

  We're busy picking  Rhubarb and turning it into Wild Rhubarb Wine. (Recipe and process to follow) Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there! … [Read more...]


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