[Diana in Wisconsin]

Time to start your wines for winter holiday imbibing! Added bonus? You get to buy balloons! (I actually use a cork and an air lock, but balloons work just fine.)

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/58561/homemade-wine/?fbclid=IwAR2zDqFBgb-v5Ax-No4QMpImiTvy21c6Pax4IMQkMAQcTYCcBgY6ex40pD4

Rubber corks with a hole down the middle, gallon jugs and airlocks are available cheaply on Amazon.com. I’ve used the same ‘Gallo’ wine jugs for decades. Probably my favorite and the most successful has been Cranberry wine or Grape, using frozen concentrates.

Again, DO NOT use citrus of any kind. They’re adamant about that on all home wine-making sites I’ve looked at. Does it blow up? Will it kill you? I’m not risking it, LOL!

[Liz]

I’ll be sure to bring your insights to my next wine-tasting group meeting.

[Ellendra]

Again, DO NOT use citrus of any kind. They’re adamant about that on all home wine-making sites I’ve looked at.

That's strange. I've seen recipes for various kinds of citrus wines. The only note I remember is that most of them will need more sugar than other wines, and some citrus will need watered down to dilute the acids.