Wine from a different fruit?

[Scout]

What is your opinion on wine made from other fruits than the grape?

[wineguruchgo]

It depends what they are fermented into...wine or spirits.

I, for one, am a huge Calvados fan which I believe could be considered Apple Brandy.

Yumm! Not bad when done with pear either.

[wondersofwine]

Foodie will tell you that they are not technically wine and should be called fermented beverages from fruit or some such. I enjoy plum wine at Chinese restaurants and have had strawberry wine in Germany. They are a different category than the "real wine" made from grapes and should be judged by their own criteria.

[dananne]

Bonny Doon makes a raspberry framboise which is delicious.

[Thomas]

WOW, I will say no such thing, not because it isn't true, but because I have learned that unless people pay for information they really aren't interested in having it fed to them [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 04-12-2006).]

[Scout]

Thanks for your thoughts!