Description
It's estimated that one million North Americans make their own wine. Relatively inexpensive to make (a homemade bottle costs from $2 to $4), a bottle with your own label (and grapes) is a fantasy even someone with modest aspirations can fulfill. Author Tim Patterson, an award-winning home winemaker, shows how it's possible for anyone to create a great wine. In Home Winemaking For Dummies, he discusses the art of winemaking from grape to bottle, including how to get the best grapes (and figure out how many you need); determine what equipment is required; select the right yeast and figure out if any other additives are needed; and store, age, and test wine. With detailed tips on creating many varieties -- from bold reds and demure whites to enchanting ros s and delightful sparkling wines -- this guide is your ultimate winemaking resource.
Author: Tim Patterson
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 11/23/2010
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.40w x 0.83d
ISBN13: 9780470678954
ISBN10: 047067895X
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Beverages | Alcoholic- General
- Cooking | Beverages | Alcoholic | Wine
About the Author
Tim Patterson writes about wine and makes some of his own in Berkeley, California. He contributes the monthly "Inquiring Winemaker" column for the industry trade magazine Wines & Vines, digging into winemaking theories and techniques, and he covered home winemaking for several years in the pages of WineMaker. He has won dozens of Gold medals, Double Golds, and Best of Shows from amateur winemaking competitions in California.