The chokecherries outdid themselves this year! We picked 36 pounds this weekend, enough for two, six-gallon batches of wine. Chokecherries are bitter little tidbits pre-fermentation. However, they produce a knockout wine, which matures into a noble beverage, that is if you can discipline yourself to let it age a couple of years.
If you are looking for something easy to grow, try chokecherries. They tolerate gardening ignorance and Colorado's wild weather. Beware: If left to their own devices, chokecherries spread like weeds and can grow into trees.
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