I'm about to retire at age 62.

I would really like to get into wine making in a serious way. I've
tried a couple of kits from Jim's Home Brew Supply in Spokane - but
both times I thought the results were sort of poor.

Can anyone who has a lot of experience recommend some good reading on
the subject? Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com both list a ton of
books. Which are really useful? Beginner's book?

Has there ever been a FAQ for this group?

How does one get started in this? Are there any other good newsgroups
on-topic. I did a search on "winemaking" and found this group as the
only one active.

I'm a total newbie, so I'm throwing myself on your mercy. Any advice
would be ENORMOUSELY appreciated. Thank you, Bob


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On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:10:02 -0800, Chief Wiggums >
wrote:

>
>I'm about to retire at age 62.
>
> I would really like to get into wine making in a serious way. I've
>tried a couple of kits from Jim's Home Brew Supply in Spokane - but
>both times I thought the results were sort of poor.
>
>Can anyone who has a lot of experience recommend some good reading on
>the subject? Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com both list a ton of
>books. Which are really useful? Beginner's book?
>
> Has there ever been a FAQ for this group?
>
>How does one get started in this? Are there any other good newsgroups
>on-topic. I did a search on "winemaking" and found this group as the
>only one active.
>
>I'm a total newbie, so I'm throwing myself on your mercy. Any advice
>would be ENORMOUSELY appreciated. Thank you, Bob
>
>
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I have a couple of links to some good forums that I have found. Being
a Newbie myself these have been very informative.


Chief Wiggums > wrote in message >. ..
> I'm about to retire at age 62.
>
> I would really like to get into wine making in a serious way. I've
> tried a couple of kits from Jim's Home Brew Supply in Spokane - but
> both times I thought the results were sort of poor.
>
> Can anyone who has a lot of experience recommend some good reading on
> the subject? Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com both list a ton of
> books. Which are really useful? Beginner's book?
>
> Has there ever been a FAQ for this group?
>
> How does one get started in this? Are there any other good newsgroups
> on-topic. I did a search on "winemaking" and found this group as the
> only one active.
>
> I'm a total newbie, so I'm throwing myself on your mercy. Any advice
> would be ENORMOUSELY appreciated. Thank you, Bob
>
>
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"Chief Wiggums" > wrote in message
...
>
> I'm about to retire at age 62.
>
> I would really like to get into wine making in a serious way. I've
> tried a couple of kits from Jim's Home Brew Supply in Spokane - but
> both times I thought the results were sort of poor.
>
> Can anyone who has a lot of experience recommend some good reading on
> the subject? Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com both list a ton of
> books. Which are really useful? Beginner's book?

Try Jon Iverson's book. It's pretty good as far as making wine from grapes
is concerned. For more advanced topics, keep hanging around here and ask
questions.

Tom S

Chief Wiggums wrote:

> Can anyone who has a lot of experience recommend some good reading on
> the subject? Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com both list a ton of
> books. Which are really useful? Beginner's book?

I thouroughly enjoyed Daniel Pambianchi's Techniques in Home
Winemaking... I think it'd be a decent book for a beginner.

--
charles

"Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
- W.C. Fields

I always recommend C.J.J. Berry's "First Steps in Winemaking". This is a
classic and should be in anyone's collection of winemaking books. It covers
enough of the basics to not confuse a beginner and his recipes work. You
may also want to pick up his "130 Winemaking recipes". Good recipes and the
cartoons included are worth the price of the book. Then you might get Cox's
"From Vines to Wines" and for the really serious Duncan and Acton's
"Progressive Winemaking". There are lots of good books besides these but
these will definitely get you going.

Ray

"Chief Wiggums" > wrote in message
...
>
> I'm about to retire at age 62.
>
> I would really like to get into wine making in a serious way. I've
> tried a couple of kits from Jim's Home Brew Supply in Spokane - but
> both times I thought the results were sort of poor.
>
> Can anyone who has a lot of experience recommend some good reading on
> the subject? Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com both list a ton of
> books. Which are really useful? Beginner's book?
>
> Has there ever been a FAQ for this group?
>
> How does one get started in this? Are there any other good newsgroups
> on-topic. I did a search on "winemaking" and found this group as the
> only one active.
>
> I'm a total newbie, so I'm throwing myself on your mercy. Any advice
> would be ENORMOUSELY appreciated. Thank you, Bob
>
>
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