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I've done a fair bit of wine making over the last few years, some of it successful, some of it not even good enough for cooking with.
These tips will go a long way to making the wine drinkable:
As Tommy says it can be good and it can be bad. Good because it's cheap, bad because you tend to drink more of it, even when its not ready or is a bit suspect.
*Best country wines I've made:
*Elderberry
Elderflower and ginger
Sultana sherry
Dandelion
*Worst:
*Tea
Apple
Best beginners kit
I got one from Morrisons last year that made up 5 gallons (20 litres). It was ready in no time, cheap to make and was a light enough red that it was hard to spoil it.
I think I'll get another on soon, should be ready for Xmas ;)
Currently waiting on a Rose-hip wine, apparently it needs about a year before it starts to taste reasonable. I'm a bit sporadic with this right now but a few years back I must have had about 90 bottles worth in various states of readiness at any one time!
Chap I used to work with won prizes for his. I got to taste his plum and strawberry wines - they were exceptional. I think he took great care in looking after them while brewing, that's what made the difference.