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		<title>By: joe s</title>
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		<dc:creator>joe s</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Be careful, make sure they are actually grapes. Canadian Moonseed is a vine with berry&#039;s that are commonly mistaken for wild grapes and are poisonous.</description>
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<p>Be careful, make sure they are actually grapes. Canadian Moonseed is a vine with berry&#8217;s that are commonly mistaken for wild grapes and are poisonous.</p>
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		<title>By: Pontac</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pontac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Well, yes of course you can make wine from them.

But the resulting product may not be pleasant drinking.

There is a very good reason why virtually all commercial wines are made from the European Vitis Vinifera species. 

You may need to add sugar as many native grapes don&#039;t have enough to get decent alcohol levels, but there are some native American grape varieties that are used to make wine, and one or two make good wines (e.g. Norton)

You grape vines may be a new variety, it may be a natural hybrid between a native variety and a vinifera variety, you may have discovered a wonder grape.

So why not give it a go? What have you got to lose? 

You may need to net the grapes to keep the birds off -- youneed really ripe grapes.</description>
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<p>Well, yes of course you can make wine from them.</p>
<p>But the resulting product may not be pleasant drinking.</p>
<p>There is a very good reason why virtually all commercial wines are made from the European Vitis Vinifera species. </p>
<p>You may need to add sugar as many native grapes don&#8217;t have enough to get decent alcohol levels, but there are some native American grape varieties that are used to make wine, and one or two make good wines (e.g. Norton)</p>
<p>You grape vines may be a new variety, it may be a natural hybrid between a native variety and a vinifera variety, you may have discovered a wonder grape.</p>
<p>So why not give it a go? What have you got to lose? </p>
<p>You may need to net the grapes to keep the birds off &#8212; youneed really ripe grapes.</p>
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		<title>By: dawn p</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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no youcant make wine out of wild grapes , you need wine grapes , i have thse little grapes too and this man told me that you cant make wine out of wild ones.</description>
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<p>no youcant make wine out of wild grapes , you need wine grapes , i have thse little grapes too and this man told me that you cant make wine out of wild ones.</p>
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		<title>By: chasedbutterfly</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Most certainly. Any product containing a substantial amount of sugar can be fermented to make an alcohol and grapes have an added benefit... theres a natural flora of yeast on the surface of the grape skin which can ferment grape juice (must) into wine. It can be a lot of fun to crush berries and watch them ferment, but I don&#039;t know if I would recommend drinking the product. Are they green berries or red berries? 
I would also recommend that if you are going to ferment them, to add a yeast culture to the mix as you may not have very nice natural yeasts on the berries.</description>
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<p>Most certainly. Any product containing a substantial amount of sugar can be fermented to make an alcohol and grapes have an added benefit&#8230; theres a natural flora of yeast on the surface of the grape skin which can ferment grape juice (must) into wine. It can be a lot of fun to crush berries and watch them ferment, but I don&#8217;t know if I would recommend drinking the product. Are they green berries or red berries?<br />
I would also recommend that if you are going to ferment them, to add a yeast culture to the mix as you may not have very nice natural yeasts on the berries.</p>
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		<title>By: Baby Poots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Yes, you can make wine from wild grapes. I have made wine from potatoes, watermelon, peaches, plums, asparagus.

Sugar will ferment any vegetable or fruit into wine. Will that wine be comparable to one you buy--no. Will that wine be something you can drink? Yes. Will you like the taste? Maybe not--but the potable you concoct will definitely be &quot;one of a kind&quot;.</description>
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<p>Yes, you can make wine from wild grapes. I have made wine from potatoes, watermelon, peaches, plums, asparagus.</p>
<p>Sugar will ferment any vegetable or fruit into wine. Will that wine be comparable to one you buy&#8211;no. Will that wine be something you can drink? Yes. Will you like the taste? Maybe not&#8211;but the potable you concoct will definitely be &#8220;one of a kind&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: tony s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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you can mate u need a crusher ,the trick is to keep crushing them over and over again after you have done this let it sit in a container or barell for 5-6 weeks and you will taste the difference hope i helped you out</description>
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<p>you can mate u need a crusher ,the trick is to keep crushing them over and over again after you have done this let it sit in a container or barell for 5-6 weeks and you will taste the difference hope i helped you out</p>
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		<title>By: Matt M</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matt M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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It probably can be done.  If you are interested in making wine you may want to look for a local store that sells the equipment.  My parents gave me their old equipment and I plan to use it to make wine from literally a ton of pears that my neighbor lets &quot;dispose of&quot; for him.</description>
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<p>It probably can be done.  If you are interested in making wine you may want to look for a local store that sells the equipment.  My parents gave me their old equipment and I plan to use it to make wine from literally a ton of pears that my neighbor lets &#8220;dispose of&#8221; for him.</p>
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		<title>By: ashley</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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I think, theoretically, you could, but I wouldn&#039;t recommend it.</description>
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<p>I think, theoretically, you could, but I wouldn&#8217;t recommend it.</p>
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