OK - I admit it, after watching repeats of BBC's "The Good Life" where peapod burgundy is alluded to in several episodes, I decided to have a go. Found a recipe on the internet seeing as we had tons of peapods which would otherwise have gone on the compost heap.
It did smell peculiar when I boiled the peapods for 45 minutes with orange and lemon peel, AND had a greenish tinge when filtered into the demijohn, but after fermentation, racking and clearing, looked and smelled quite pleasant.
I filtered it today back into the cask and put it under the stairs to age for at least 6 months, but couldn't resist a sneaky swig from the filter and I'm pleased to report that it's a very pleasant dry white wine - slight bouquet of fresh peas, but very smooth and a lovely golden colour.
Will report again at Christmas when we bottle (and drink) it.
Cheers
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