Publisher's Synopsis
The CorkMaster Trilogy is today's encyclopedia collection of flavorful and unusual winemaking recipes and delicious party punches with whimsical and fun names that make you smile while having fun making delicious wines. The last of 4 books, The CorkMaster Trilogy offers all the recipes from The Novice Corkmaster, The Specialty Corkmaster and The Wild Corkmaster included are Meads, Hypocras, Sake, Punches, Sherries and Wine making recipes tailored from the beginner to the experienced home wine maker using locally available wild fruits, exotic fruits, flowers, nuts, vegetables and herbs. This book begins with a general description of the basic steps of wine making at home. An adapting recipes section as well as small and large batches of wine. The CorkMaster Trilogy includes 56 wine cooler recipes such as: Incredible Punch, Fruity Mimosa, Rose Wine Punch, Pomegranate Ginger Punch and Sangrias'. Next, readers will find 248 recipes for wines made from a large variety of berries, wild fruits, flowers, nuts and herbs collected throughout the warm months. Each wine recipe is a detailed description on how to rack, sweeten and age recipes. Included are descriptions and pics of wild fruits, herbs and how and where to find them as well as how harvest them for your wines. Trouble shooting tips and extra space for your hand written notes included for your benefit. Here are a few highlights: FRUIT AND FLOWER WINES: Hackberry, Elderberry, Huckleberry, Pitaya and Wild Sloes as well as Dandelion, Lilac, Lavender and Tulip wines. UNUSUAL WINES: Rosemary, Teaberry, Chokecherry, Walnut leaf, Nettles and Mesquite bean. SPECIALTY BREWS: Sake, Meads, Hypocras, Sherries and Cooking wines.
