Funny you should mention wine.
A bottle I bought this afternoon rang up higher at the checkout than it was listed on the shelf. They adjusted to give me the shelf price, but said they’d put the higher price in their system and just hadn’t got the higher price posted on the shelf yet.
I don’t so much stock up as I buy things when they are on special and in season.
I have no need for wine but I have a plan for my hubby.
One pkg of yeast
One gallon glass bottle
12 oz of fruit juice or if need be, rehydrated raisins and some dandelion flowers
4 cups of sugar
3 cups of water
One large balloon.
Fill the glass bottle with yeast, sugar, juice. Mix.
Place the balloon, tightly on the top and secure with rubber bands or duct tape.
When the balloon inflates then deflates, you have wine. (about six weeks) My mom did this all the time. Once, she made orange. She didn’t like the taste after the first deflate, so she added more sugar and tried again. The balloon popped and spewed orange everywhere. What was left was nearly pure alcohol!
And remember, it’s better to age it. The younger it is, the yeastier it is.