Full Review

Apple Barn Winery

Apple Barn Winery
NV Apple Blueberry, American

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Fruit Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: 9%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$25

Apple Barn Winery
NV Apple Blueberry, American

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Dessert

Category: Fruit Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5% RS: 9%
Ruby color. Fruity, funky, cheesy aromas and flavors of sour apple, pickled blueberry, fruit leather, and orange tea with a creamy, shy, fruity sweet medium body and a smooth, compelling, breezy finish revealing notes of apple hand pie, blueberry lemon soda, and pineapple gummy bears with fruit tannins and no oak flavor. A savory take on a fruit wine balances sour apple, blueberry pie and sweet savory orange tea notes with a hint of saltwater taffy.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity & New World
Aroma Aroma: sour apple, pickled blueberry, fruit leather, and orange tea
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of apple hand pie, blueberry lemon soda, and pineapple gummy bears
Sweetness Sweetness: Moderately Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Gruyere, Warm Goat Cheese With Toasted Nuts, Pound Cake
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A savory take on a fruit wine balances sour apple, blueberry pie and sweet savory orange tea notes with a hint of saltwater taffy.

The Producer

Apple Barn Winery

The Producer

Fruit Wine

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Serve in a Copita
Fruit wines, produced in many countries, are fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruit or even herbs and flowers. There are dozens of types of fruit wines, ranging from apple, strawberry and peach to elderberry, rhubarb and dandelion.

May of these are quite sweet, although some, such as pineapple, are rather dry. As many of these fruits are very high in acidity and would produce a wine that would be too acidic for most tastes, water is often added during the production process to create a less tart sensation. Alcoholic contents range from 10% to 16% or so.

Fruit wines are made for immediate pleasure, generally enjoyed on their own at a picnic or backyard barbecue.