# Concord grap wine **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [July 11, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916 "2019-07-11T17:10:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916/1 "2019-07-11T17:10:01Z")
According to Wiki the wines are traditionally made sweet but dry wines can be produced. Is there any commercially available dry Concord grape wine? Dennis ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916/2 "2019-07-11T17:25:58Z")
There are some. [Here’s one I found](https://www.vivino.com/penn-shore-pennsylvania-dry-concord/w/1850942), and I’m sure there are others. They aren’t common, because they frankly taste terrible. Concord grapes don’t have the tannins you need for body and structure in a wine, and the “foxy” characteristic makes it taste like artificial grape flavoring to many people. Sugar will mask this, but without residual sugar, you’re left with a poor-quality wine. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916/3 "2019-07-11T17:30:49Z")
For a second there, I thought you were making a disparaging remark about Concord wine. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916/4 "2019-07-11T18:57:30Z")
I’ve never had a dry Concord per se but I’ve had fox wine from the (red) muscadine and (white) Niagara, and while the muscadine was okay, the Niagaras have been pretty good verging on excellent. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916/5 "2019-07-11T19:09:35Z")
There are a lot of _Labrusca_ dry wines out there – Concord is a Labrusca. Although they tend to be sweet (Diamond wines and Niagaras can be overpoweringly sweet), not all are so. So there are plenty of dry and relatively dry Concord-like wines. Here’s how to make your own dry Concord Wine: [https://www.winemakersdepot.com/Concord-Grape-Wine-Recipe-W79.aspx](https://www.winemakersdepot.com/Concord-Grape-Wine-Recipe-W79.aspx) Medium-Dry Concord Wine [https://www.alliedwine.com/product-p/553.htm](https://www.alliedwine.com/product-p/553.htm) Bully Hill Goat White ( [https://www.bullyhillvineyards.com/wine/c/1/white-wine/](https://www.bullyhillvineyards.com/wine/c/1/white-wine/) ) Dry Niagaras: [https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/rock+stream+dry+niagara+seneca+lake+finger+new+york+usa](https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/rock+stream+dry+niagara+seneca+lake+finger+new+york+usa) [https://niagarawinetrail.org/winery-event/dry-niagara-15-release-gust-sun-winery-west/](https://niagarawinetrail.org/winery-event/dry-niagara-15-release-gust-sun-winery-west/) [https://ryanswine.com/product/rock-stream-dry-niagara/](https://ryanswine.com/product/rock-stream-dry-niagara/) ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916/6 "2019-07-12T16:59:36Z")
My first venture into winemaking with one of my buddies was using 5 cans of Welch’s Concord grape concentrate and a second batch using Grape/Raspberry concentrate. The raspberry was very dry but sort of drinkable. The other was doubleplus ungood.