Wine making is not for the faint of heart! Speaking as someone with a hobby vineyard, making wine is a very complex process that requires a lot of time and lots more work, and sometimes, you end up with amazing wine. Other times you end up with vinegar. Sometimes you may have a wine bottle burst on its shelf and suddenly your floor is covered in wine and smells like it for weeks. That said: if you're already into winemaking, if you have experience and are definitely NOT a novice, then you'll love Wild Winemaking - it's got all sorts of tips for making not-so-standard wine, including non-grape wines like apple wine, raspberry wine to some really weird-sounding wines, like cannabis wine, kale wine, basil wine, banana wine (???) and even tomato wine. Tomato. Wine. There's even a whole section on how to make hot pepper wines. Like, with jalapenos. Which sounds even more delicious the more I think about it...

I love the idea of making wine at home. Please send Richard around to my house for a crash course. It all sounds like great fun and easier than I had imagined. The recipes, pictures and examples are great. Richard uses lots of easily available fruits and vegetables. I'd recommend the champagne made with plums. It takes patience but stick with it.

Some of the ideas are brilliant, The banana wine was better than i could've imagined!

Colorful graphics and text distract from the clunky layout and instructions.

I love these unique recipes for drinks! Some very interesting ideas and flavors!

I've always been intrigued by wine-making at home, as I know a few people who do it and haven't got a clue where you would start with it. However, this book tells you absolutely everything you need to know, with brilliantly clear instructions and accompanying images. The book is an explosion of colour and really is the bible of wine-making!