Quiet time

I decided to put the Quince wine in demi-johns, and its initial fermentation, so it could carry on its vital job, but I had a little taste before it went in and.....  Some you win, some you don't and some you wonder why you bothered...
It has no taste other than the lemons I put in. Lemon wine anyone?  No, I didn't think so.
I didn't want to throw it out so I demi-john'd it anyway and at some point I'll add in some raisons and bucket load of ginger. Thought it might go with the lemon. I'll be leaving it all winter to do its thing but if it's still a bit 'odd' by the spring I'll probably distill it and call it quits at that.
And if it's still undrinkable I'll use it to clean the windows.

 (A few drinking vessels)

My Apple and Blackberry wine was a little disappointing too, it could have done with a bit more punch from the Blackberries. Never mind, I cut it with some Elderberry wine and now it's awesome! :) 
Used about 3/4 of Apple and Blackberry to 1/4 Elderberry.

I'll soon be sorting out the main Elderberry wine too, got about 2 1/2 gallons left to rack and clear. I may bottle it and leave it in some sort of out of the way place as I think it'll only improve with age.
My Mead mix wasn't great either (maybe it's because the kitchen is pretty cold this time of year, the fluctuation in temperature isn't good for this sort of thing), so added another jar of honey, 2 small bags of mulled wine spices, a cinnamon stick, about 10 cloves and a small carton of orange juice. It's now starting to taste a bit more grown up. I'm rushing it a bit with this one as I'd like it sorted for Christmas.
I also popped one of Elderflower fizz bottles the other day to see if it had changed at all since the last time I 'tried' it. I'd say the flavour has improved but there's no more fizz to it than before. Nevermind, next year I'll remember to catch it a bit earlier, that's all.
Oh yes! Damson wine, that didn't come out so bad in the end really, tastes really good but has a slight odd nose to it...
Might add a little Elderberry to some of it.

Well, Christmas isn't too far away now, perhaps it's time to take it easy for a bit, afterall it has been a surprisingly difficult year.

Cheers

W