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* Cranberries - Consider adding a some raspberries to go with the cranberries for added complexity <ref name="carver_cranberry"></ref>.
* Elderberries - Avoid using underripe elderberries (and elderberry leaves); they may contain cyanide precursors <ref>[http://nordicfoodlab.org/blog/2013/8/hydrogen-cyanide "Searching for cyanide". Nordic Food Lab. 09/05/2013. Retrieved 07/27/2016.]</ref>. Elderberries are very strong flavored <ref name="karnowski_elderrberry">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1830981766930029/ Mike Karnowski and Josh Hockley. Milk The Funk Facebook group post on elderberry usage. 09/24/2017.]</ref>. See also [http://wvmjack.com/Elderberries/ElderberriesHarvest.html WV Elderberries Wine Farm] for information on elderberry harvesting.
* Fuyu Persimmon - Works well with fruity ''Brettanomyces'' character. Allow fruit to get overripe, and then squeeze the fruit to remove from the skins, and press the flesh through a sieve to remove the seeds <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1886948014666737/?comment_id=1887134124648126&/reply_comment_id=1887137797981092&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R5%22%7D DeWayne Schaaf. MTF thread on persimmons. 11/17/2017.[]</ref>.
* Grapefruit - Can be combined with zest (as can other citrus fruits). Use 5-10 grams of zest for ~5 gallons. Some prefer pink grapefruit <ref name="eisenberg_thread"></ref>.
* Grapes - Wine grapes are preferable for their depth of flavor compared to table grapes. Consider both the influence of the juice of the fruit as well as the potential to pull tannins and flavor/aroma from skins. Some homebrewers have experimented successfully with blending finished wine with beers, and for many brewers you will have much easier access to good wine than good wine grapes <ref name='Mad Fermentationist Riesling and Lambic'>[http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2010/02/blending-wine-and-lambic.html Mad Fermentationist blending wine and lambic]</ref> <ref name='Mad Fermentationist New Zealand saison'>[http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2014/08/new-zealand-saison-and-glycosides.html Mad Fermentationist New Zealand saison]</ref>. If you are interested in sourcing quality grapes and you live in a wine region, make friends with your local wineries. It will probably be good for you even if grape requests do not bear fruit (see what I did there, that was pretty funny).