# Dandelion Wine, Anybody Ever Make It Or Taste It? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032 "2002-07-21T01:20:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/1 "2002-07-21T01:20:01Z")
And yeah, I know, its a great book too, but I’m interested in how the stuff tastes. If its hard to make, etc., etc. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/2 "2002-07-21T01:48:19Z")
Everything bigger & better in Texas, **Tuck**! 😃 Except the Bush family! 😛 > **[Dandelion Wine Recipe](https://www.texascooking.com/recipes/dandelionwine.htm)** > > Learn to make dandelion wine flavored with orange, lemon, lime juice and spices; recipe from Grandma's Cookbook of kitchen-tested recipes. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/3 "2002-07-21T02:03:26Z")
I’ve got a bottle of it sitting not twenty feet from me. A local winery makes all sorts of non-grape wines. Dandelion is OK, it doesn’t do as much for me as Raspberry or Blueberry. It’s a very light wine, if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/4 "2002-07-21T06:55:09Z")
You’re entering folklore. By that I mean you’ll run up with regional differences. The region could well include Australia, by the way. I recall seeing a recipe in Yankee Magazine, but that version may have called for raisins. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/5 "2002-07-21T22:24:07Z")
My next door neighbor of about seven-years ago made some… I dunno if it was typical, but it was _vile_. Not something I can imagine anyone getting all weepy & nostalgic over, _a la_ Bradbury. What’s more, it was as much of a diuretic as Culpepper made infusions of dandelion leaf & root to be. But it provided a nice little buzz on a hot day, if that’s what you’re after. ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/6 "2002-07-21T23:45:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Larry Mudd \* > \*\*My next door neighbor of about seven-years ago made some… I dunno if it was typical, but it was _vile_. Not something I can imagine anyone getting all weepy & nostalgic over, _a la_ Bradbury. > \*\* I don’t have any trouble imagining Bradbury getting weepy and nostalgic over _anything_, it was pretty much his number one trait, aside from his hatred for science. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/7 "2002-07-22T01:29:54Z")
My father used to make all kinds of wines, including dandelion. I don’t remember it as being anything special, but I _do_ remember that you mustn’t get **any** of the green part of the flower in the brew or it will taste terrible. Actually, making your own wine is kinda fun, if you have a lot of patience. My Dad made some ginger wine that was better than anything I’ve ever bought at a winery. Unfortunately he’s gone now, and so are his recipes, or I’d try it myself. Anyway, give it a try. You’ll probably enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-wine-anybody-ever-make-it-or-taste-it/120032/8 "2002-07-22T02:26:55Z")
Great book? And here, I thought it was a great _song_. _Dandelion wine will make you remember The first days of spring in the middle of December…_ But no, I’ve never tried any, although the rest of my family, who has, assures me it’s excellent.