Dave Henson wrote:
:: A neighbour's grapevine is growing over my back fence. They don't
:: use the grapes and have said I can help myself. Having made wine
:: from various things in the past I thought I might try my hand at
:: the 'real' thing but I am unsure as to the suitability of these
:: grapes. I don't know what variety they are and also whether they
:: are big enough.
::
:: I have posted a couple of pictures at
:: http://www.thehensons.com/garden/grapes.cfm (about 70KB each). Can
:: anyone help?
::
:: Cheers,
:: Dave.

If they have stones in them, this can lead to a bitter taste in the wine,
especially if the seeds get crushed.
Personally, I'd make a decent nettle or elderberry and lob a few kilos of
grapes in for substance...you must have bioiled up sultanas loads of times
to add body to a wine? - same thing!