Making award winning wines at home
Subtitle: professional methods for the amateur winemaker
By: Bill Smith
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781565238091
Subjects: Amateurs' manuals; Wine and wine making
Work titles: Award winning wines
Description: " Making Award Winning Wines at Home is the ultimate instruction manual for anyone who doesn't just want to make drinkable wine, but strives to make excellent wine at home. This book covers absolutely everything that amateur winemakers need to know, with sound and accurate advice based on modern science and professional-level winemaking methodology. Author Bill Smith is a wine competition judge who draws on his life's work as an anaerobic fermentation research scientist to offer this comprehensive guide to home winemaking. Chapters on basic equipment, additives and ingredients, racking, bottling, and troubleshooting allow beginners to learn the ropes, while experienced winemakers can fine-tune their expertise. No detail is left unexamined. Chapters on wine clubs and wine shows are designed to help readers enjoy their hobby as fully as possible. A selection of over 50 diverse recipes will inspire winemakers to try their hand at many flavors and types of wine"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The basic equipment; title: How wine is made; title: Winemaking additives; title: From racking to bottling; title: Ingredients and how to use them; title: Recipe design; title: A versatile wine; title: Sparkling wines; title: Oak; title: When things go wrong; title: The commercial as a standard; title: Wine clubs and wine talks; title: Wine shows and competitions; title: A selection of recipes