Valuable resource! I referred back to it multiple times. Home wine making can be overwhelming. Arming yourself with the right resources is extremely helpful.

This is a detailed guide to home winemaking. It provides specific details about methodology and different types of wine.

I've always wanted to try my hand at winemaking. This book is thorough with lots of pictures and details on the process...I feel like if I had all of the equipment and tools, I could actually do it with this book as a guide! However....whoa....I didn't know winemaking was so labor intensive! After this book, I think I'll stick to buying wine....and I now appreciate the process that much more! But, I thought the book was very informative and had recipes and tips for all different types of wine.

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I am not sure what I was expecting when I picked up this title. Before this book, I had no experience dealing with the process of making wine. I only drink wine casually as well. It was shocking to learn how technical the wine making process is. This is definitely not a hobby you can just pick up on a whim and enjoy casually. This is more like a science where it requires attention and dedication to put out the type of flavor you're looking for.

This is great knowledge to have, and I appreciated the reading experience. I would definitely recommend this to anyone truly interested in dedicating time and attention to detail in making their own wine at home.

This will be great for people wanting to make modern, sophisticated wine. I love making wine but I typically make country wines and I make them the simple, old fashioned way. I don’t have hundreds of dollars worth of supplies, I don’t use chemical additives and yeast nutrients, and I certainly don’t buy cans of concentrated Riesling grape juice. I use wild grapes, backyard grapes, backyard fruits like rhubarb and cherries, foraged fruits like elderberries, mulberries and black raspberries, and so on. Sometimes I’ll use a wine yeast but that’s pretty much it for added ingredients other than organic sugar, and I’ll often use the yeast right on the fruit since it’s a bit of an adventure that way (wild yeasts vary incredibly in flavor).

This is a perfect book for those who want to do things the official, expensive, modern, chemical laden way and will tell you everything you need to know. Do know that it’s not the only way to make delicious wines though. If you want to try the old ways, I recommend Wild Winemaking as my favorite resource.

I read a temporary digital copy of this book for review.

How cool is this book! I’ve been wanting to do my own wine kit at home, but have been terrified because I don’t know the science behind it. And if I don’t know the science behind it, I can easily screw it up! This book was so informative and made me feel a bit more comfortable on this venture!

Such a great book about everything a new home winemaker needs to know. I am intrigued by winemaking, but I have never attempted to try it myself. Not sure I am ready yet, but this book triggered something in me, so maybe one day... For me the biggest challenge is getting the grapes, but at least now I know the process when it comes to winemaking, and everything I would need to buy and do before, during, and after. A really great companion if you are about to start your journey! Good layout, clear sections, easy to read and understand, as well as great pictures.