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Kiwi fruit wine - yes or no?
« on: June 25, 2006, 20:27:51 »
I have one of those self-fertile Kiwis growing on quite well on a south-facing panel fence, and I'm training it along wires.  It won't fruit this year, but hopefully next year it will start producing.

Obvious question is, if I am fortunate to get a glut of kiwi fruit, does it make decent plonk?

I once read some wine-buff waffle about Sauvingon Blanc having "hints of kiwi fruit", so does kiwi fruit wine have hints of Sauvignon Blanc?
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Re: Kiwi fruit wine - yes or no?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2006, 20:53:14 »
I have no idea as to the wine, but we bought some kiwi fruit liqueur in Spain one year, and nobody liked it at all ...
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Re: Kiwi fruit wine - yes or no?
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2006, 12:45:19 »
Oh, cheers Curry, very depressing! :'(

Maybe it's an acquired taste?

Anyway, I don't know if I'll get enough off it to start a brew at all.
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