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📋Concord Grape Wine Fragolino

Concord grape wine (Fragolino in Italian) is a unique marvelous wine for those who have the fortunate chance to taste it. It is a red wine with an intense natural strawberry flavor distinctive to the Concord grape, called Uva Fragola in Italian, strawberry grape. Unfortunately, it has been banned in Europe and cannot be produced commercially. You can only produce for personal consumption, but it is not easy to make.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Concord grape wine, Fragolino wine, red strawberry wine
Prep Time 1 day
150 days
Total Time 151 days
Servings 70 bottles
Calories 120kcal
Author Laura Tobin

Equipment

  • Destemmer crusher
  • Fermentation bottles
  • Tank or barrel
  • Second container to decant the wine

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Press the grapes, preferably with a destemmer crusher, otherwise with the feet
    15 stones Strawberry grapes - Concord grape
  • Trigger yeasts for winemaking. Those in its peel are rarely good. Follow instructions on the package
    1 oz Yeasts for winemaking
  • Macerate from 8 to 25 hours, not longer. The tannins of the strawberry grapes are not very good
  • Try to keep the temperature between 77 and 95 F - 25 and 35 C. Prepare frozen bottles to cool down if the temperature of the fermenting mass rises too much
  • Press and continue fermentation in a tank or barrel, always keeping an eye on the temperature
  • When fermentation ends (it no longer releases gas) check that it no longer contains sugar and hermetically seal the container
  • After 40 - 60 days the wine must be decanted (using a little sulfur dioxide or metabisulphite) in a clean and always airtight container. This to remove it from the lees which would give bad smells.
    1 oz Sulfur dioxide or metabisulphite
  • After another couple of months (depending on the climate) check if the wine is clear and if it is pleasant.

Notes

Even during the initial pressing, before triggering the yeasts, metabisulfite must be used to kill unwanted yeasts.
 
Disclaimer: If you are planning to make it and have never made wine, you may want to research additional information, as I am not an expert.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 0.02g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 785mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 5mg