This wine surprised me almost every time I opened a bottle. I’ve noticed wines change as they age, but this was different. One bottle had a nice flavor – different enough that it was obviously not from grapes, but no strong flavor of oregano either. Next bottle oozed oregano. And so it went with almost every bottle being different. Some I liked, some I didn’t. I do want to try it again, but next time no acid until it’s fermented out!

Erroll

I’m curious about this recipe. I admit for the last three years, every time I have come upon this page on your site I’ve balked at the idea of an herb wine. It just seems…weird! Then, I’ve always thought that of flower wines, too, and I just recently started a honeysuckle wine (which has since suffered from stuck fermentation; I suspect it’s a PH problem, as you mention above…) which smelled great while it was in primary fermentation. I know it sounds weird, but I have gained the ability to determine whether or not a wine will taste good to me based on the smell it produces during primary fermentation. I think this honeysuckle will come out great if I can get fermentation going again…

Anyway, I wonder, since it’s been a few years since you wrote this post. How did your oregano wine come out? Have you had a chance to try it yet? Let us know!

- John Hance

This afternoon I was staring down at a bunch of oregano I harvested from the garden and I was wondering what to do with it. Since I already make wine I came upon your blog and will be trying out your Oregano recipe. I’ve made wine from mint with excellent results but never wine from something savory.
How did your wine turn out?

I plan to make a sage wine next; and am gearing up for when fruit is in season and cheap!

Betsy Parks
Associate Editor
WineMaker Magazine

I really don’t know what is available in the Philippines. If you can’t find winemaking supplies, like campden tablets, locally then you might try online retailers in other countries – maybe they ship to the Philippines. You may be interested in this Yahoo group of homebrewers in the Philippines:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homebrewers_philippines/

Are you planning to make oregano wine?

Erroll