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BookmarkHome winemaking is an appealing hobby for a new generation of wine lovers lured by the promise of a great payoff — small batches of handmade wine. It’s the perfect opportunity to experiment with flavors, have fun playing with chemistry, and share a few tasty bottles with friends and family. But safely fermenting, bottling, and aging wine is a demanding process requiring special equipment, impeccable sanitation, an understanding of chemical reactions, and the patience to see the aging process through to the end. No matter how experienced the home winemaker, unforeseen questions develop with every batch of new wine.
When a winemaker has problems with leaky corks or finds an oily film on top of his fermenting wine, what’s the simplest, quickest way to get an answer? The Wine Maker’s Answer Book is a 24/7 helpline with advice on hundreds of winemaking dilemmas. From the basic curiosity of the novice (What equipment will I need to get started?) to the finer points of fermentation (What is the impact of malolactic fermentation on acidity?), every step of the process is covered in detail.
Author Alison Crowe uses a friendly question-and-answer format to explain the mysteries of turning grape juice into wine, whether the reader is beginning with fresh grapes or a home winemaking kit. To the straightforward requests for information, she offers detailed descriptions of procedures and equipment. For stickier real-life problems, she first carefully assesses the possible causes and then gives expert advice on fixing the trouble.
Covering the entire range of situations a winemaker is likely to face, this handy, at-a-glance reference will make every batch of wine taste better.
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All kinds of wine gifts that you need to impress someone just getting into wines or an avid wine connoisseur.
I am a commercial wine maker. She has collected a ton of information that we take for granted every day and written it all down. Good Job!
If you make your own wine, or have a small winery you should probably own this book. It is a wealth of information on just about everything there is to know or do with winemaking.
Even though it is like a reference on issues and answers, you can read through it to get a perspective on where everything is. This will be a go to book for me when I’m not sure what’s going on and I’m glad I have it.
I was expecting more of a “how to deal with this type of problem” book and was surprised and dissapointed at the format and small size.
This is a compilation of Q’s and answers from the “Wine Wizard” of the Winemakers magazine.
This is not new or original material and I don’t think I would have purchased this book had I been aware of the the format.
But… having read it through, it is absolutely filled chock full of good stuff. Lots of commonsensical advice and insights. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and it offers a real refreshing way of approaching winemaking.
I highly recommend it as the 3rd or 4th book on winemaking on your shelf.
My only request to the author- please write a real book on the subject ! Your style and substance is much appreciated and a new book will be much anticipated by the wine making public !
A very good book with great information if your looking for wine making answers to your questions.
Got a question? This book has all the general answers. I’m an aspiring Enologist looking for basic guides on “how to” and “what if”, this book and two others… “Winery Technology & Operations” & “The way to make wine” have thus far given me information that I need to get started and problem solving information if I get myself in trouble.
The easy to read & understand style of writing is perfect for those of us that are still learning the lingo and have no previous experience. I would recommend this book and the two previous listed for anyone that’s just getting started.