2007-12-09 11:11:40 · 5 answers · asked by lukel0523 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It is a berry that is purple and grows on a tree. The juice from it can be fermented into wine. You don't add it to wine - it is the wine.
We used to grow elderberries when I was young and I have never liked its flavor. It is the kind of strong taste that you either love or hate.
2007-12-09 11:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Elderberry is a native tree in Europe. The flowers, in spring, are used to make a sparkling alcoholic beverage. The ripe berries, picked in late summer, are used to make what is, legally, called a home-wine. In all countries wine can only be made from grapes, anything else is classified as a home-wine. Elderberry makes a light fruity drink with a natural alcohol percentage of around 8%. Some people add Polish spirit to it to bring it up to about 13%, but this invariably destroys the light, delicate nose, scent. The elderflower smell is quite like that of young honeysuckle, or faint lily-of-the-valley.
2007-12-09 11:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a wine made from elderberries. My grandmother always gave it to you when ill with a cold.
2007-12-09 19:06:06 · answer #3 · answered by answerlady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Elderberry is a reddish burgundy berry. Most wine is made from berries as they ferment.
2007-12-09 11:19:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderberry_wine#Elderberry_wine
Other wines include
Nettle
Daffodil
Loganberry
and most common Mead from Honey
Some of these can be homemade and can have an almost lethal alcohol content depending on how they are made, ...
.. and who makes them.
2007-12-09 11:17:56 · answer #5 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋