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Books 1 to 14 of 14 – Home wine making

Kit Winemaking  by Terence Byrnes and Daniel Pambianchi
Providing day-by-day instructions for novice winemakers, this guide takes the guesswork out of using kits and concentrates for producing high-quality wine at home. Covering everything the hobbyist vintner needs to know about the winemaking process, this informative handbook discusses the different kinds of winemaking kits that are on the market, presents solutions to the most common problems experienced by kit winemakers with tips on how to avoid these pitfalls, and includes a glossary that demystifies winemaking lingo

Paperback,  112 pp,  $19.95. Buy now

The Backyard Vintner  by Jim Law
Ever wanted to create your own wine to serve all your entertaining needs? Well now you can. In this comprehensive guide to at home wine making, readers will learn all the tips and tricks of the trade. The book teaches readers how to start and maintain a small vineyard, with vital information, such as how to create trellises and proper pruning techniques. A chart is included to show which grape varieties will do the best in every climate region, as well as the wines that can be made from each variety. Readers are given basic recipes for white and red wines made from berries, grapes, fruits, and concentrates. ice on topics such as bottling, storing, and serving, evaluating and appreciating wines is also incorporated. The research section of t

Paperback,  176 pp,  $39.99. Buy now

Seasons Among the Vines  by Paula Moulton
This book is an invitation for amateur and casual gardeners to learn the ins and outs of winemaking in the backyard. Readers will learn practical techniques that will make them instant experts in grape-growing and wine-making

Paperback,  200 pp,  $32.95. Buy now

Home Winemaking the Right Way  by Kenneth Hawkins
Kenneth Hawkins has produced home-made wines, beers and liqueurs for over 20 years and has taught at evening classes. Here are 55 of his favourite recipes, many of which have won awards. He covers the basics and includes a detailed analysis of how and why various types of wine differ; he also shows how to train your palate to judge their relative qualities. This is the key to the mastery both of what to do when in trouble, and of the subtle adjustments which can transform a moderate wine into an award-winner.

Paperback,  192 pp,  $14.99. Buy now

The Home Winemaker’s Companion  by Gene Spaziani, Andre Vanasse
Few pleasures are more gratifying than pouring a glass of fine wine, admiring its clarity and color, savouring its bouquet, raising it to your lips, and knowing that you made it yourself. With this guide to home winemaking, such pleasures can be yours with little fuss and lots of fun. The Home Winemaker’s Companion will guide you as you progress from making your very first batch of kit wine to mastering advanced techniques for making wine from fresh grapes. Included are Gene Spaziani’s recipes for 115 wines, including port and champagne. Contents include: Getting Started; Essential How-tos; Wine from Kits; Wine from Concentrates; Wine from juices; White Wine from Grapes; Red Wine from Grapes; Wine from Fruit; Sparkling and Fortified Wines.

Paperback,  270 pp,  $26.95. Buy now

Traditional Home Winemaking  by Paul Turner
It used to be that winemakers were motivated by cost savings. Not so today. This is a traditional craft area which is going through something of a revival because its produce is so rewarding. It is a hobby that resonates with the rhythms of nature and develops personal skills in taste, intuition and good husbandry. In this British book, there are dandelion, elderflower, parsnip and dozens of other renowned country recipes, including the famous Mead of old England. The book presents winemaking as a country craft which can be pursued in any location to produce great country taste experiences.

Paperback,  128 pp,  $19.99. Buy now

Making Wines Like Those You Buy  by Bryan Acton and Peter Duncan
How to reproduce the flavour and quality of commercial wines in your own home. Sauternes, hocks, madeiras and champagne are all possible with the help of this book.

Paperback,  160 pp,  $9.99. Buy now

Joy of Home Wine Making  by Terry Garey
If you can follow a simple recipe, you can create delectable table wines in your own home. It’s fun, it’s easy – and the results will delightfully complement your favourite meals and provide pleasure by the glass when friends come calling. You don’t have to re-create Bordeaux in your basement to be a successful home vintner – you can make raisin wine and drink it like sherry, or use it to accent your Chinese cooking. Raspberry or apricot wine lend themselves to delicious desserts. The Joy of Home Winemaking is a useful guide to techniques and equipment; aging, bottling, racking, blending. Includes dozens of original recipes for great-tasting fruit wines, spice wines, herb wines, sparkling wines, sherries and liqueurs.

Paperback,  288 pp,  $19.95. Buy now

The Way to Make Wine: How to Craft Superb Table Wines at Home  by Sheridan F. Warrick
Written by a vintner and science editor with twenty-five years experience, The Way to Make Wine is the most readable and reliable handbook among the many winemaking guides. In engaging conversational prose, Sheridan Warrick shows that making your own wine is not only easy, but also fun. Geared to everyday wine lovers who want to drink well, save money, and impress their friends, this book reveals everything needed to make delicious wines – both reds and whites – from start to finish. Warrick demystifies winemaking by explaining the nuts and bolts and demonstrating that if readers can replace a faucet washer or cook a pasta sauce, they can make food-friendly wines that cost less than the bottles they’re now opening. He enables amateur vintne

,  252 pp,  $118.95. Buy now

Wild Wines: Creating Organic Wines from Nature’s Garden  by Dawn Marie
For thousands of years, tribal gatherers explored woods and fields in search of fruits, flowers, roots and leaves, to be brewed for religious events and to mark other important occasions. From these humble beginnings evolved the art of winemaking. Wild Wines was written to revive these age-old techniques so that you can create delicious organic wines at home. Wild Wines begins by exploring the elements of commercial wine, and examining the differences between commercial wines, organic wines, and wild wines. Every aspect of winemaking is then explained in detail, from the use of ingredients and equipment to the brewing process. Includes over seventy-five wild wine recipes that use fruits, flowers, roots or leaves.

Paperback,  256 pp,  $26.95. Buy now

Drink in the Wild  by Hilary Stewart
In the manner of Ray Mears and Richard Mabey, award-winning author Hilary Stewart explains how simple it is to use wild plants, even well-known ones, to make natural drinks and jams. In her trademark friendly and expert fashion, she explains – in words and pictures – how to identify, harvest, dry, and store your finds, and provides recipes for delicious, nutritious and natural drinks. Drink in the Wild is an attractive and practical guidebook with full-page, finely worked line-drawings of 50 wild plants, together with descriptions and habitats, to ensure proper identification.

Paperback,  128 pp,  $18.95. Buy now

Techniques in Home Winemaking  by Daniel Pambianchi
From crushing grapes to bottling wine, this essential handbook enables the home winemaker to make informed decisions about ingredients, equipment, and the winemaking process. Precise step-by-step instructions lead both novice and advanced winemakers through all of the important procedures, including selecting and working with new equipment, determining the best material for specific styles, analysing the product, monitoring acidity levels, and common troubleshooting problems. Using accessible charts and tables to offer detailed instructions for making Pinot noir, port, and sparkling wines, this newly updated edition also covers often overlooked topics, such as ice wines and blending varieties.

Paperback,  512 pp,  $30.95. Buy now

130 New Winemaking Recipes  by C.J.J. Berry
This book contains tests and reliable recipes, many of which are unique to this publication. However certain well-tried favourites are also to be found within these pages.

Paperback,  138 pp,  $9.99. Buy now

The Alaskan Bootlegger’s Bible  by Leon W. Kania
From recipes to stills and making cappers, kegs, and a malt factory out of an old freezer, this book reveals how to produce any kind of beer, wine, moonshine, liqueur, and whiskey–all the while entertaining readers with Alaskan tales and bootlegger lore

Paperback,   $30.95. Buy now