i recently just got back from a vacation to my
mom's house in
bumfuck,
pennsylvania. her
sister (my
aunt) lives across the
valley on a large farm. they grow lots of their own food, they keep their own
honey bees, and generally do a great job of living off the land. i wanted to get something nice for my
boyfriend for his birthday, and since he enjoys wine, i thought it would be neat to pick up a nice homemade wine. fortunately, i didn't wait until his
birthday to give it to him.
it was elderberry wine. i'm not sure what
elderberries are, but they must be dark -- the wine was a dark deep purple red. the bottle was corked and sealed with red wax.
oddly, when it was poured, it
fizzed.
i went ahead and took the first cursory sip. it tasted like
heartburn. there wasn't any taste beyond this burning that went from the back of the throat down to the bottom of the stomach. it wasn't a
liquor-esque burn... it tasted like
vomiting stomach acid does.
craig (my
boyfriend) made the suggestion that perhaps it should have been served cold. i am going to try, but i don't anticipate that chilling the wine will put a damper on the acid
reflux taste.
i am glad that my aunt showed the
generosity of giving me the bottle of wine. i know she puts a lot of effort into her home made stuff. unfortunately, this stuff
sucked.