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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Your best bet is to check Jack's site out -
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp. If you are look at starting
from the beginning with country wines; I started with Terry Garey's "The joy
of Home Winemaking". Others may suggest other books for grapes. Welcome
and good-luck.
Darlene

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> 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 read several, actually, including a couple of British books written in the
early 70's that were as interesting for their cultural context as for what
they said about wine. The one that I bought, however, and which I felt was
quite readable, was Terry Garey's The Joy of Home Winemaking. There is a
website at:

http://www.joyofwine.net/

Just my .02... I ams still a bit new at this and there are lots of people
here know lots more about this than I!


Cheers,

Gabriel



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>
> 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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Bob,

Here's a link to the FAQ, which was compiled by Don Buchan, and has been
redesigned by Steve Holdener.

http://www.malak.ca/rcw.faq.html

Also, see Lum Eisenman's site

http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/

Another helpful site is Ed Goist's, for grape growing

http://vitfaq.vinic.com/gohome.html

These, along with Jack Keller's site, are an excellent start.

HTH, Mike MTM

I'd recommend either "From Vines to Wines" by Jeff Cox, or "Home
Winemaking Step By Step" by Jon Iverson. The first one is even more
useful if you intend to grow your own grapes as well. I'm sure you'll
find either of these at both Amazon or B&N.

Rob



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> 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 would recommend 'First steps in winemaking' by C.J.J. Berry loads of
advise information etc and those all important reciepes a really good
book for the begineer as well ans the experienced wine maker.

Please Take a moment to visit www.brucellar.co.uk
Now Open brucellar home brew forums

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:17:04 -0800, 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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Bob,

"Modern Winemaking" by Philip Jackisch (Cornell University Press)is an
excellent basic and reference book for home winemakers of grape wines.

Good luck,
Glen Duff

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> 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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