Bottled (16) 325ml and (7) 750ml (from 3 gallons) at 19% ABV on 11 February 2012.<\/p>\n
Whilst I was in the midst of making wine from the post-Burning Man 2011 fruit purchases, a coworker (Mr. Jones) suggested I harvest his plum tree and make some plum wine… \u00a0Why not? \u00a0I went over with a couple of buckets and somehow managed not to seriously injure myself plucking ripe plums hiding among the twisty dense branches of the tree. \u00a0But I had no idea what kind of plum these were — and neither did Mr. Jones… \u00a0Despite researching leaf and fruit characteristics over the coming months, Mr. Jones determined there was no good match that could be found, and declared them “mystery plums”.<\/p>\n
Revisited the 2013 Reserve bottle on 14 January 2014… \u00a0This wine doesn’t (and never did) have that thick sweet flavor that seems to be the norm to be served in Asian restaurants… After nearly 2 years, this wine has mellowed somewhat and changed from being mostly opaque to nearly (but not quite) clear (there’s quite a bit of sediment at the bottom). \u00a0The plum flavor comes through quite nicely and is just sweet enough to counter the bite of the alcohol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bottled (16) 325ml and (7) 750ml (from 3 gallons) at 19% ABV on 11 February 2012. Whilst I was in the midst of making wine from the post-Burning Man 2011 fruit purchases, a coworker (Mr. Jones) suggested I harvest his …<\/p>\n