Country Wine
Turn Your Harvest Into Your Own Blend of Country Wine
8-12 Weeks Processing
Processed Versus Unprocessed
Unprocessed
Unprocessed
Unprocessed
Fruit that is brought in bare without processing increases the time to make your batch.
Approximately: 12 weeks
Processed
Unprocessed
Unprocessed
Bugs, rot, leaves, twigs, stems removed and fruit processed and juiced significantly decreases processing time.
Approximately: 8 weeks.
Processing Your Fruit Prior To Your Appointment
Wash your fruit
Remove Cores and Pits
Wash your fruit
Fruit must be rinsed clean and removed of bugs, stems, twigs, rot and leaves.
Cut Into Pieces
Remove Cores and Pits
Wash your fruit
Cut larger fruit into golf ball sized pieces. Rhubarb can be cut into 2" lengths.
Remove Cores and Pits
Remove Cores and Pits
Remove Cores and Pits
Woody pieces can impart a bitterness into the wine and pits in certain fruits contain toxins!
Peel
Fruit Must Thaw Completely
Remove Cores and Pits
Peel fuzzy fruits such as peaches, apricots, kiwis, etc.
Freeze Your Fruit
Fruit Must Thaw Completely
Fruit Must Thaw Completely
Freezing breaks down the cellular structure and allows the yeast to penetrate easier. It also protects your fruit against mold and bacteria.
Fruit Must Thaw Completely
Fruit Must Thaw Completely
Fruit Must Thaw Completely
Once it's time to get processing, fruit must be completed thawed in order to activate the yeast.
Country Wine Professional Tips
Use a container when thawing
Keep that crucial fruit juice and bring it to your appointment with your thawed fruit. Amount of fruit in recipes can vary. Our recipes calls for a minimum of 4 gallons or 4 large freezer bags full.
B.Y.O.S (Sugar)
To save money, bring in 4-5kg of sugar per batch. White sugar is preferred. Please call ahead if you require a certain sugar substitution.
Spice is Life!
Please bring any spices in whole form. Ground spices cannot guarantee a clear wine.
Expect 8 weeks, 12 if unprocessed fruit is provided.
Half Batches are Available
Literally just bring us half the goods for approximately 15 bottles.
The Possibilities Are Endless
Wine doesn't need just grapes to taste great. For Country Wine, we use fruit. Take your bounty and turn it into your next favourite beverage. Fruits like, apples, blueberries, blackberries, saskatoons, chokecherries, haskap, rhubarb, peaches, pears, apricots, plums, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, crab apples, cranberries, nectarines, kiwis, rosehips, plus more can be used to craft your personal Country Wine at Wine On The Terrace.
4613 Lakelse Avenue, Terrace, British Columbia V8G 1P9, Canada