Jax - Dont despair just yet ! We (me and a 2'6" person aged 2 and a bit), have taken up home winemaking this autumn - great fun
We picked up a 2nd hand CJBerry First Steps on Ebay for a few pence, and have spent many blissfull afternoons wandering local fields and hedgerows in our wellies ! Elderberry(2 versions cos we picked too much), blackberry, damson, sloe, and wild greengage have all been 'appropriated', and turned into wine and a little jam.
I have found it cheaper to pick up 1gall plastic water bottles from supermarket for around 70p than glass dj's(and safer with a toddler!) and many people suddenly remember an old stash of equipment in the cupboard when we mention winemaking
Apart from a little 'taster', we are stowing the finished wines in the loft till their birthdays
Now cant wait for spring to do rhubarb, broad bean, and elderflower !