Cranberry is a group of evergreen dwarf shrub belonging to the genus Oxycoccos. Cranberry is an edible fruit containing an acidic taste. Cranberry wine is prepared from cranberry juice concentrate, cranberry juice or whole cranberries. Cranberry wine possesses a strong balance of tartness and sweetness in it. Cranberry wines are well known for its taste and it tastes best when served at room temperature. One can drink Cranberry wine with almost every type of meal.

Cranberry wines are the easiest among the fruit wines to make. To prepare cranberry wine, cranberries are first washed and chopped and place into the primary fermentor. Campden tablet, acid blend, pectic enzyme, yeast nutrient, granulated sugar and water are added to the fermentor and the mixture is stirred and left in the fermentor overnight. Later, wine yeast is added in the fermentor and left for 5 days. The mixture is then filtered through a nylon straining bag and the strained juice is again put back in the secondary fermentor. Rack the wine (or siphon the mixture) for about three weeks and put it back into the secondary fermentor. Winemakers frequently add more granulated sugar at this stage to make the wine sweeter. The wine is poured into clean and good quality bottles. Cork the bottles which are then stored in a dark place for about one and half years before drinking.

There are many wineries located in different places which are known for the production of Cranberry wines. Commonwealth winery in New England is famous for the sparkling cranberry blush and cranberry wines. Plymouth winery produces unique cranberry apple wines by blending apples and cranberries. Cape Cod winery offers fresh cranberry wines that can be enjoyed chilled or can be prepared as hot spiced cranberry punch. Valenzano cranberry wines are very popular across the globe.