wine

So the grapes come from California. I'm helping to press because someday I might do this with grapes we actually grew. Or blueberries. Or something nifty like haskap. It is very hard to convince my dad that other fruit makes good-tasting toxic gick. But he wants someone to take over the pressing. So I am learning. This involved pulling out the stems by hand. Quality stem removal. We're convinced it improves the flavour. My dad is not convinced.

With wine, the old adage really applies: Garbage in. Garbage out.

If you like the taste of grape stems, then go ahead and add them to your wine. I prefer the taste of wine without added stems.