My sweetie & I make fruit wines. We’ve had them ‘judged’ at state fairs, mostly to get comments on how to improve. We’ve become pretty good at it, but it’s taken a while. Apple, apricot, blueberry, plum, cherry, even banana (which was weird) - but we have a good time doing it.
We’ve also made some real wine (meaning with wine grapes - pinot noir & chardonnay) we got from a vineyard that lost the contract on its produce. Once in a lifetime chance, unfortunately. That was some good wine!
My Father-in-Law (R.I.P) made lots of wines like that. The only one I didn’t like was the Dandelion - very bitter; but I thought I would like it, because it reminded me of my favorite Ray Bradbury book:
http://www.amazon.com/Dandelion-Wine-Grand-Master-Editions/dp/0553277537
-JT
My godfather used to make strawberry wine in crocks in their mudroom. He put sultana raisins in it. It was good, I wish I had his recipe. My father’s cousin made dandelion, which I did not care for.