5 Popular Fruits for Brewing Wine

Although grapes is the most popular fruit when brewing wine, there are several other fruits that are often used to create different kinds of wine. Any type of fruit that has an adequate amount of sweetness can be made into a fruit wine. Just like the traditional grape wines, these fruit wines provide a distinct and robust bouquet to the produced wine.

1. Peach

Peach is one of the fruits that are often added to grape-based wines for its flavor and aroma. Some of the wines where peach is infused include Viognier and Riesling. Peach is also often found in dessert wines. The peach creates that sweet and fruity taste to these wines. However, you can find several wines that are made purely from peach. The amount of peaches used in these fruity wines depends on how you want your wine to taste. A larger amount of peaches can create more robust taste much like a Burgundy. At the same time, a smaller batch of peaches can produce a lighter bodied fruit wine.

2. Strawberry

Strawberry is another popular fruit used in fruit wine making. Strawberries provide a sweeter and fruitier taste to the wine. The natural sweetness and acidity in strawberries make it a great wine. The health components of strawberries are often compared to that of regular red wines. The most popular strawberry wines are found in the Baldwin winery, which makes several varieties of this fruity wine. These wines are made from 100 percent pure strawberries, resulting in a sweet and fruity aroma and taste.

3. Pears

Another popular fruit used for fruit wine making are pears. Just like the peach, this fruit provides a distinct aroma to the wine. Pears is said to be a popular fruit for wine making, because it can create a complex flavor, much like that of the grapes. Pear wines can be categorized into 2 types—the traditional one and mead. The traditional pear wines are made from raisins, sugar and pear, while mead is a modification of the traditional pear wine. Perry, the term used to refer to mead, is made from pears and honey instead.

4. Apples 

Apple is another popular fruit used for wine making. Unlike other fruits, apples do not require water to dilute the flavors. The pure juice from the apple is used to ferment and create an apple-based wine. However, when making apple wines, you do need to re-introduce fruit acids back into the batch. Just like grapes, there is a wide variety of apples that can be used to create apple wines. Often, apple wine producers would use different apple varieties in one batch to blend the different flavors of each variety. Often times, apple wines are crisper than other fruity wines. This is said to be attributed to the tartness of apples.

5. Blueberry

Full of antioxidants, blueberry wines are often chosen because of their many health benefits. This fruity wine generally offers a tangy, yet sweet flavor. Blueberry is a great choice for fruity wines, because it can produce a dry, aromatic flavor much akin to dessert wines. Depending on the recipe used, a blueberry wine can also be full-bodied or light in flavor.