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Author: Jon Iverson
Publisher: Stonemark Publishing
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 18713

Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 222
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8

ISBN: 096579363X
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.872
EAN: 9780965793636
ASIN: 096579363X

Publication Date: July 2000
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Written expressly for beginning and advanced amateurs, this guide explores home winemaking in practical terms, focusing on the latest fermentation techniques of both red and white wine grapes. Detailed information on equipment, supplies, and mistakes to avoid will make getting started easy. Advanced winemakers will appreciate full explanations of sophisticated topics such as malolactic fermentation, extended maceration sparkling wines, and chemical testing. Also included in the new edition is information on the use of oak barrels. Unlike other winemaking manuals, this is devoted entirely to wine made with grapes instead of fruit wines.

Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

it is not, in fact, for most "focused beginners" September 14, 2008
First I want to clarify that if you're actually a serious experienced wine maker and want to learn all the ins and outs of perfecting the wines you hand crushed from your private orchard then this is in fact a good book. My beef is that it claims to be for "focused beginners" and it is way too advanced for that.

I was already quite familiar with the similar process of beer brewing so I had a leg up on most people but I still had to read through advanced processes and a sea of chemical terminology hoping they'd be defined and make sense later.

What makes this book poor for newcomers is that it tends to dive straight into specifics without taking a step back and explaining basics like what is going on or why.

What you can expect from this book is more of a reference manual of tips and tricks for perfecting your processes - not book that broadens your general understanding or appreciation of wine.

3 out of 5 stars

good info but sometimes unclear May 10, 2008
I bought this book b/c I expect to start doing my own winemaking. This
book has a lot of good info and is very informative.

This book approaches the topic from two angles.

1. You'll be making wine from grapes
2. You'll be making wine from kits/concentrates

Now the problem isn't that it covers both topics, but that I was sometimes
unsure which angle the author was coming from.

For example, he talks about various procedures used in the wine making
process. But I was often unsure whether some procedure would only be done
if you were making wine from kits, or if you followed only when making wine from grapes.

So from a beginner's stand-point, reading this book didn't always make sense.
I suppose it will after I start making my own wine, but for a non-experienced beginner, I felt like some clarification needed to be
made as to which steps were followed in each method (grapes or kits).

I think another reviewer used the word "tangled". I kind of have to
agree b/c it wasn't always clear which method the author was referring
to.

4 out of 5 stars

easy read February 9, 2008
This book is easy to read. It gets to the point immediately. Easy language.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent condition and fast delivery! Good seller. May 28, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Excellent condition and fast delivery! Good seller. Helpful book and very easy to read.

5 out of 5 stars

Resource Addition January 11, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

I added this book to my growing wine making reference collection. As an amateur, I am busy gathering additional knowledge as I hone my winemaking skills. I used the "Raspberry Liquor" recipe to spruce up a batch of very dry and unsweetened Raspberry wine for my annual holiday wine creation. Good dry semi-sweet result.

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