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More copies of this ISBNThe Home Winemaker's Companion: Secrets, Recipes, and Know-How for Making 115 Great-Tasting Winesby Gene Spaziani
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Few pleasures are more gratifying than pouring a glass of fine wine, admiring its clarity and color, savoring its rich bouquet, raising it to your lips, and knowing that you made it yourself. With this complete 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 tried-and-true recipes for 115 delectable wines — even port and champagne! Making consistently great wine at home is easy; the hardest part is being patient while your wine ages! Synopsis:A complete reference for the home winemaker, this comprehensive guide includes detailed instructions and helpful hints for using concentrates, kits, juices, fruits, and herbs to create a wide variety of homemade wines. Illustrations. Synopsis:A complete reference for the home winemaker. From getting started with the very first batch to advanced techniques for making wines from grapes, this book covers it all. Includes detailed instructions and helpful hints for using concentrates, kits, juices, fruits, and herbs to create a wide variety of homemade wines. About the AuthorAuthor Gene Spaziani has been a home winemaker for over 40 years. He shares his knowledge by teaching wine courses in New Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is a charter member of the Society of Wine Educators, president of Amenti del Vino-The Wine Society, and a past president of the American Wine Society. Together with Ed Halloran, Gene has co-written the Storey book, The Home Winemaker's Companion. Their book is a complete guide for the beginning or advanced winemaker, with instructions for using concentrates, kits, juices, fruits and herbs to create a wide variety of homemade wines. In addition, Gene is a writer for New England Wine Gazette, WineMaker Magazine, and the American Wine Society Journal. At the sixth annual Connecticut Amateur Home Winemakers Competition, Gene took home the show's highest award. He won Best of Show for his 1996 Cabernet Franc, as well as gold, silver, and bronze medals for other entries. He has also won gold medals for his entries in the American Wine Society Amateur Competition, the Indiana State Fair Amateur Wine Competition, the Connecticut Amateur Wine Competition, and the Pittsburgh Amateur Wine Competition. Gene lives in Connecticut with his wife, Isabel. He has four children and five grandchildren.Author Ed Halloran is a freelance writer, a radio and television commentator, and a college marketing professor. Table of ContentsPREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 Getting Started 2 Essential How-tos 3 Wine from Kits 4 Wine from Concentrates 5 Wine from juices 6 White Wine from Grapes 7 Red Wine from Grapes 8 Wine from Fruit 9 Sparkling and Fortified Wines 10 Troubleshooting APPENDIXES Winemaking Record Fermentation Data/Bottling Data Wine Evaluation Competitions Suppliers and Equipment GLOSSARY INDEX What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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