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W1GUH
12-22-2010, 11:37 PM
Yea, it's for real. (http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Dandelion-Wine)

I only had it once the only time I was ever at my paternal grandparents over the holidays. Grandma insisted on serving it to us one afternoon. We politely sipped it (very small sips) to be polite but it was kinda nasty.

But then, I was young and hadn't even developed a taste for dry wines yet, so maybe it was actually better than I thought then. Anyone else have this unique experience?
NQ6U
12-23-2010, 12:00 AM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Dandelion_wine_first.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_Wine)
kc7jty
12-23-2010, 12:51 AM
I had rose pedal wine once thought it rather good.
KG4CGC
12-23-2010, 01:02 AM
Many Middle Eastern confections contain rose from rose infused water.
Most exotic wine? Meade made by Dwarfs. No joke. Have not had another meade anywhere even close to matching it.
NA4BH
12-23-2010, 04:40 PM
I had rose pedal wine once thought it rather good.

I have had non-alcoholic rose petal beverage (from Iran) and it was very good too.
kc7jty
12-24-2010, 03:03 AM
This was made by an old timer (man) I knew many years ago in PA. It was a sipper, like something for after dinner but I don't remember it as being particularly sweet. Exotic, perfumey flavor.
W1GUH
12-24-2010, 01:26 PM
'CGC said...


Most exotic wine? Meade made by Dwarfs. No joke.

My mind (what's left of it, anyway) is working overtime figuring out what advantage being short has in making Meade.
KG4CGC
12-24-2010, 01:58 PM
'CGC said...



My mind (what's left of it, anyway) is working overtime figuring out what advantage being short has in making Meade.
The recipe is closely guarded (about 5000 years old) and it does more than just give you a "buzz." It contains no other drug than alcohol but like many meades, it is made with a combination of herbs and honey. Where the honey is obtained is what is of great secret and celebration for them. Entire families have died guarding the secret of the location of the honey and the pollen patch as these are not the Little People as we have come to know today. These are the dwarves of fairy tales that are real.
kc7jty
12-24-2010, 05:01 PM
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KG4CGC
12-24-2010, 05:01 PM
Nope, Bill.
That's a troll.
ad4mg
01-01-2011, 07:43 AM
Yea, it's for real. (http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Dandelion-Wine)

I only had it once the only time I was ever at my paternal grandparents over the holidays. Grandma insisted on serving it to us one afternoon. We politely sipped it (very small sips) to be polite but it was kinda nasty.

But then, I was young and hadn't even developed a taste for dry wines yet, so maybe it was actually better than I thought then. Anyone else have this unique experience?
Yes, a retired pipefitter buddy of mine in neighboring Charles City County makes a batch every year.

It is, without a doubt, a very dry wine! Enjoyable, in modest amounts. I'd be scared to death to drink a large quantity of the stuff ...